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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com OCTOBER 16, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 81 Join Bayside Historical Society instructor Janet Epstein, who will teach you how to create unique handcrafted pop-up birthday cards using cutout paper and folds. This workshop is suitable for all, with or without experience. All materials will be provided. Admission is $15 for the general public and $10 for members. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. The society is located at 208 Totten Ave. Kiwanis Club of Lefferts Library is hosting a bus trip to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City for $45 and $35 giveback. Refreshments will be served on the bus. Call 718-641-5066 for more information. The popular Queens Theatre Family Series returns today with Fly Guy & Other Stories, a musical revue based on the children’s book series by Tedd Arnold, which follows Fly Guy, his pet buzz, and other favorite characters on exciting adventures. Performances are at 1 and 3 p.m. at 14 United Nations Ave. South. Tickets are $14 for the general public and $12.60 for members. Tickets can be purchased at queenstheatre. org or by calling 718-760-0064. Are you ready for some wheelchair football? Adults 18 and up are welcome to come out and play pickup wheelchair football every Sunday at Bulova Park in Queens. For more information please call 718-353-7853 or email David.Deas@parks.nyc. gov. Admission is free. The park is located at 25th Avenue between 76th and 77th streets. Join the Queens Botanical Garden for a fun-fi lled afternoon for the whole family in the fourth annual “Harvest Fest & Pumpkin Patch!” There will be music, nature and garden walks, composting demos, food, crafts and beer. The garden is located at 43-50 Main St. and admission is free with garden admission. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for students with ID and children 3 to 12 years old. There will be additional fees for some activities. The event is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. MONDAY, OCT. 20 A panel of Community Services will meet today at 1 p.m. at the Kew Gardens Community Center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. Suite 202. Their discussions will be about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, social and psychological health and environmental health. The second public meeting discussing the proposed Greater JFK Industrial Business Improvement District (IBID) will take place at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce at 157-11 Rockaway Blvd. Open house begins at 4 p.m. with the presentations scheduled for 4:30 p.m. For more details, email the planning committee at info@jfkibid.org. TUESDAY, OCT. 21 New Yorkers 60 and over are invited to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness presented by Airbnb. Catch tennis at 9 a.m. or yoga at 10 a.m. at the tennis courts at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street in Cunningham Park. Tennis and yoga will also be held at Roy Wilkins Park at the same time in the tennis courts at Baisley Boulevard and 177 Street. Admission is free. The next open Ozone Park Civic Association meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Invited guests will be the candidates for the New York State Senate, Assembly and Congress. Email ozpkcivic@gmail. com or call 646-298-7575 for more information. Please use the Centreville Street and 149th Avenue entrance by the Ball Field Parking Lot. The location is at 97-14 135th Dr. Volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers at Little Bay Park to help care for and clean up a newly planted forest. Volunteers will be trained in tree care, fence removal, invasive weed identifi cation and removal techniques. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants and clothing that can get dirty. Please meet your technical leader at Utopia Parkway and 14th Road. This project is appropriate for adults and youth groups that are high school Bay Terrace Shopping Center (next to Panera Bread) age and above. Space is limited and registration is required for the event. Admission is free and to register call 212-360-3318 or contact NAV@parks.nyc. gov. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join other adults in a weekly fi tness walking program that starts at the western end of Joe Michaels Mile (near the front of Fort Totten). No registration is required. Admission is free. Contact michael. agnello@parks.nyc.gov or 718-352-4783 ext. 301 for more information. The event is from 9 to 10 a.m. Parking is available on nearby streets or in a parking lot at Little Bay Park under the Throgs Neck Bridge, off the Cross Island Service Road. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America and The UPS Foundation have teamed up to make roadways safer through UPS Road Code – a free program designed to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving and teach teenagers ways to stay safe when behind the wheel. To celebrate 212-45 26th Avenue, Bayside, NY the launch of this program, they are hosting a free event for teens and families at the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be an obstacle course and lifelike driving simulators. The event is held at 110-04 Atlantic Ave. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 The 2014 NYC Fall Bridal Show presented by Villa Russo is today from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Purchase tickets on www.eventbrite.com. Bridal show admission is free, and each bride will qualify for a special grand prize and free gift bag . The event is located at 118- 16 101st Ave. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM buzz 10:00AM– 1:00PM Sunday, October 19, 2014 EDITOR’S PICK CRIME PREVENTION Join the NYPD’s Crime Prevention Section to shred your documents containing personal and sensitive information. This is a free service and you can also register your electronic devices with the NYPD’s Operation ID Program. Hard drive destruction is also available. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center at 212-45 26th Ave. next to Panera Bread.


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