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LIST OF
19 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
1 Make new friends and
put your green thumb
to use for “Horticulture
Volunteer Day” at Queens
Botanical Garden.
Horticulture staff will teach
you the basics of gardening
from a variety of seasonal
projects, including removing
annuals, spring bulb planting
and preparing garden
beds for winter. All skill levels
are welcomed. Participants
must be able to do physical
work including bending
over, lifting 10+ pounds, and
standing, walking or squatting.
Volunteers will meet at
the terrace of the Visitor &
Administration building at
8.45 a.m. for a 9 a.m. start
day, or at 12:45 p.m. for
a 1 p.m. start day. Queens
Botanical Garden 43-50 Main
St., Flushing. For more information,
please email volunteer@
queensbotanical.org.
2 The Astoria
Performing Arts
Center will begin its production
of the play
“Veil’d” by Monet Hurst-
Mendoza. Directed by
Pirrone Yousefzadeh, the
show stars Sahar Bibiyan,
Rajesh Bose, Christopher
Reed Brown, Kayla Jackmon
and Nikhaar Kishnani. Shows
are Thursdays through
Saturdays through Nov. 18,
with shows at 8 p.m. (there’s
also a 2 p.m. matinee each
Saturday). General admission
is $18, $12 for students
and seniors. Good Shepherd
United Methodist Church,
30-44 Crescent St., Astoria.
Call 718-706-5750 for more
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information, or to purchase
tickets, visit apacny.org (use
the code COURIER17 to get
a $3 discount off regular ticket
prices).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
4 Flushing Town Hall
celebrates 100
years of jazz icons Dizzy
Gillespie and Theolonious
Monk with a special “NEA
Jazz Masters Program.”
Performers Kenny Barron
on piano, Jimmy Owens on
trumpet, Jimmy Cobb on the
drums, Lew Tabackin on saxophone,
Rufus Reid on bass
and Antonio Hart on saxophone
will cover some of
Gillespie’s and Monk’s most
famous hits. Tickets are $42
per person, $32 for members
and $20 for students. 8 p.m.,
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35
Northern Blvd., Flushing. For
more information, visit flushingtownhall.
org.
5 It’s alive, and funny!
Royal Star Theatre in
Jamaica Estates will present
its production of “Young
Frankenstein,” the Broadway
musical based on Mel
Brooks’ side-splitting movie.
Directed by Maryellen Pierce
with music directed by Paul
L. Johnson and choreography
by Amanda Montoni and
Maryellen Pierce. Shows are
Fridays, Nov. 3 and 10, at 8
p.m; Saturdays, Nov. 4 and 11,
at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 5,
at 3 p.m. The Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Academy Auditorium, 179-14
Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates.
For more information, visit
royalstartheatre.org or call
718-428-8681.
6 See Queens through
a different lens at the
Queens Library Central
Branch. Author Jennifer
Baker, writer/tour guide
Jason Antos, and representatives
from the Queens
Historical Society discuss
trends in the borough. Free
admission. 5 p.m., Queens
Central Branch Library, 89-11
Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
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7 Come get creative and a
little dirty this weekend
with BM Pottery Studio. An
expert will guide you through
various throwing projects, glazing
and surface techniques.
No experience required. You
can bring you own supplies,
or if you don’t have any, items
will be provided for you. $50
per person. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
BM Pottery Studio 17-02
Gates Ave., Ridgewood. For
more information, call 718-
374-4867.
8 King George III might
not have thought
much of him, as the song
in “Hamilton” goes, but
President John Adams
(good luck!) had a profound
impact on the shaping
of America. Now you
can “meet” our nation’s second
president in Ridgewood
during a special program
at the Onderdonk House.
Performer George Baker will
portray Adams and speak
about his life and times in
the second part of his series,
“My Wife Abigail Adams,
America’s First Modern
Woman.” Admission is $5
per person; children 12 and
under are free. 2 to 4 p.m.,
Onderdonk House, 1820
Flushing Ave. For more information,
visit johnadamstoday.
com or onderdonkhouse.
org.
9 Don’t feed the plants!
Theatre by the Bay in
Bayside will raise the curtain
on Saturday night on
its three-week production of
the classic Broadway musical
“Little Shop of Horrors.”
The show is based on the
1960 cult-favorite horror
film about a mysterious
plant with an unusual
EDITOR’S
PICK
Elvis lives! Come sing along with New York’s top tribute
artist Lamar Peters as he pays tribute to legendary
music and film icon Elvis Presley. The evening includes
food, drink and the natural blend of country, pop
and R&B that became the cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll.
Doors open on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
$50 per person. O’Neills Restaurant 64-21 53rd Dr.,
Maspeth. For more information, call 718-335-1300.
and voracious appetite.
Performances are Saturdays,
Nov. 4, 11 and 18 at 3 p.m.
and Sundays, Nov. 5, 12 and
19 at 3 p.m. Tickets start
at $20. Theatre by the Bay,
13-00 209th St., Bayside. For
more information or to purchase
tickets, visit theatrebythebayny.
com or call 718-
428-6363.
10 Rain postponed the
“Shocktoberfest”
celebration at Flushing
Meadows Corona Park
last weekend, so orga-
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