FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 71 The Forest Hills Greenmarket invites you to a day of shopping for locally grown fresh products, cooking demonstrations, kids activities, and a chance to mingle with neighbors. Enjoy the opportunity to meet the regional farmers who grow your food. Free. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., year-round. South side of Queens Boulevard at 70th Avenue in Forest Hills. For more information visit www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/queens/forest-hills/. The Kew Gardens Council for Recreation and the Arts Incorporated presents Kew Gardens Community Arts Day, “The Diversity of Queens Artists.” Local artists organized a diverse mix of fi ne art, painters, photographers, glassmakers, potters, jewelry artists, illustrators and fi ber artists. Listen to Kew Gardens Musicians at an outdoor show while you watch sidewalk chalk artists transform Queens Concrete into an art piece. Free. 11a.m. to 5 p.m. in Kew Gardens Cinemas Park, Austin Street and Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens. For more info call 917-881-3358 or visit www.kewgardensarts.com/kewgardens community-arts-day/. Maspeth Federal invites you to come out for their 14th annual Maspeth Classic Car Show. The show presents anything from vintage cars to trucks and fourby fours. All proceeds will go to Maspeth Town Hall. Car entries should arrive at 10 a.m. The show begins 11 a.m. Free to spectators. Maspeth Federal Savings Parking Lot at 69th Street off Grand Avenue in Maspeth. For more information call 718-335-1300. MONDAY, SEPT. 28 Learn how to protect yourself as a tenant or a landlord in a workshop presented by Central Astoria Local Development Coalition. Open to the public, the workshop will provide housing advice and assistance including the responsibilities of tenants and landlords. Learn about the basic rights of tenants, rent increases, rent surcharges and complaint forms and procedures. 6 p.m. at Queens Library 14-01 Astoria Blvd. in Astoria. For more info visit www. centralastoria.org/events/. Combine the intensity of an aerobic workout with the fun of a belly dancing class in a belly-cise class taught by instructor Cashel Campbell. Good for all levels. 6 p.m. at Queens Library 98-27 Metropolitan Ave. in North Forest Park. For more information, call 718-539-2330. Bring your children out for Mother Goose time at the Queens Library. Get the opportunity to have stories read to your kids ages 19 months to 3. Free. 11 a.m. at Queens Library, 20-12 Madison St. For more information call 718-821-4770. TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 The Queens Historical Society is opening a new exhibition dedicated to women who at one point in their lives lived and worked in Queens. The showcase, entitled Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens, features six women of diverse fi elds and backgrounds including Helen Keller, Betty Friedan, Rise Stevens, Lisa Randall, Grace Lee Boggs and Yeou-Cheng Ma. Cost is $5 adults, $3 seniors/ students, free for Queens Historical Society members. The exhibition repeats Sundays, Tuesdays and Saturdays through May 31. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Kingsland Homestead in Margaret I. Carman Green Weeping Beach 143-35 37th Ave. in Flushing. For more information call 718-939-0647 or email [email protected]. Ridgewood Savings Bank presents a workshop on how to buy your fi rst home. Bank representatives, mortgage consultants and a licensed architect will be present to take you through the process from cost analysis to what criteria to consider when choosing the right home. Learn what the do’s and don’ts are when fi ling the mortgage application preparing for closing. Free. 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Ridgewood Savings Bank, 7102 Forest Ave., Ridgewood. Limited seating available. To reserve a seat, call 718-240-4818. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 Reliable Power Alternatives Corporation and Direct Energy have teamed up with the Long Island City Partnership to teach clients how to lower their energy bills while managing their budget and risk profi le. They welcome their clients to meet with staff members at Shi Restaurant for a happy hour and introduction. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4720 Center Blvd. in Long Island City. Shake those hips and join a highoctane Zumba workout in Little Bay Park. This exercise blends multiple dance movements from all around the world. Free. 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Cross Island Parkway between Utopia Parkway and Totten Avenue, Bayside. Groups will meet at the hockey rink. For more information, call 718-352-4794 ext. 302. buzz EDITOR’S PICK Composer Stephen Schwartz Brings the Broadway Magic of Wicked, Godspell, Pippin, The Baker’s Wife and More to QPAC on September 27. Grammy and Oscar-winning composer Stephen Schwartz has captivated millions of theatre lovers with his iconic songs from Broadway musicals such as Wicked, Pippin, and The Baker’s Wife. He will perform solos as well as duos and trios with friends, spanning the course of his magnifi cent 40-year career in Stephen Schwartz and Friends, at Queensborough’s Performing Arts Theatre (QPAC) on September 27 at 3 pm.
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