FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com NOVEMBER 20, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 71 1 p.m. at Cheap Shots Sports Bar. The competition buzz is open to the public and participants can be residents of any part of the world. Organizers EDITOR’S expect more than 100 men and women to participate in the competition, which has 25 amateur and pro weight class categories for men and four for women. Entry fees are $25 for amateurs, $30 for pros and $10 for women. Spectator tickets cost $5 each. For more information, visit www.nycarms. com. 149-05 Union Turnpike. The Museum of the Moving Image commemorated the 25th anniversary of Poland’s fi rst free parliamentary elections with a series of Polish feature and short fi lms. The series ends with a screening of “Shivers” (1981) at 2 p.m. The movie, directed by Wojciech Marczewski, is set in the 1950s, during Stalin’s rule. It tells the story of a teenage boy who is forced to attend a boy scout camp after his father is arrested. At the camp, he is introduced to concepts such as worker strikes, which will gain momentum in the following years. Tickets are included with paid museum admission on a fi rstcome, fi rst-served basis. 36-01 35th Ave. MONDAY, NOV 24 Veteran musician-singer Mitch Kahn takes participants through some of the best pieces in the American Popular Songbook. The selections include works by Cole Porter, Henry Mancini, Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Kahn’s concert will take place between 3:30 and 4:45 p.m. at the Queens Library’s Richmond Hill branch. Registration is not required. 118-14 Hillside Ave. The MuSE Sounds of Arts Festival 2014, which began on Nov. 19, closes today with the inaugural concert of Lucidity Chamberistas. Conductor Eugene Takahashi will guide the musicians through Corigliano’s “Voyage,” Vivaldi’s “Winter,” Piazzolla’s “Spring” and Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for the Strings.” 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at http://musesoaf2014.brownpapertickets.com. General admission tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door; seniors and students with ID $12. The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St. between 44th Road and 44th Avenue. TUESDAY, NOV. 25 The Queens Library at Douglaston/Little Neck is screening the late Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film, “A Most Wanted Man.” Hoffman stars as Gunther Bachmann, a German intelligence agent, who has to find out whether a potential refugee is an innocent victim or a terrorist. 249-01 Northern Blvd. Artist Pamela Isaac teaches how to turn cowrie shells into bracelets and earrings from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Preregistration is required and materials will be provided at the Queens Library’s Poppenhusen branch. Register online at queenslibrary.org or call 718-359-1102 for more information. 121-23 14th Ave. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 The Queens Museum will screen John Singleton’s fi lm “Boyz n the Hood” as part of its ongoing series called “Senior Film Series with Mark Ethan Toporek.” The series explores the challenges of how individual identities get shaped in a communal environment. This fi lm tells the story of three friends growing up in a crimeridden neighborhood in Los Angeles. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett and Cuba Gooding Jr. The screening will take place in the second-fl oor theater from 2 to 5 p.m. It is free with museum admission and open to the general public. New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Advanced English language learners can improve their skills in conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar at the Auburndale location of the Queens Library. Preregistration is required and can PICK MUSEUM ARTIST TALK The Queens Museum is hosting a talk with artist Eozen Agopian at Immigrant Movement International from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 22. Agopian primarily works with textiles, but she blends techniques from other arts such as drawing and painting in her work. After the talk, Agopian, who is based in Athens, Greece, will conduct a short workshop in which she will reveal a few of her techniques. 108-59 Roosevelt Ave. be done in person or by calling 718-352-2027. The workshop will be conducted from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. The Queens Library at Woodside is hosting a workshop on Hatha Yoga. Instructor Sandhya Kaurwar will take participants through exercises that will increase strength and enhance fl exibility, as well as improve breathing and relieve stress. The hour-long workshop begins at 5:30 p.m. 54-22 Skillman Ave. It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for Movie Night at the Central Library. From 6 to 8 p.m., there will be a free screening of “22 Jump Street.” The R-rated comedy movie tells the story of two undercover cops who pretend to be college students in order to fi nd a drug supplier. It stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in lead roles. Registration is not required. 89-11 Merrick Blvd. THURSDAY, NOV. 27 The Queens Museum is hosting an exhibition, “Unwavering Truth: Archive of our Own,” which discusses the emotional and physical toll that Neurofi bromatosis Type 2 (NF2) has on people suffering from it and their families. The artwork in the exhibit is by artists diagnosed with NF2 or those otherwise related to NF2. The exhibit also includes MRI and CT scans, poetry, paintings and a sculpture. It also includes a video in which artist Kristina Diaz, who was diagnosed with NF2 at the age of 8, talks about her experience of living with the disorder. The museum is open from noon to 6 p.m. New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM Photo courtesy of Etienne Frossard Photo courtesy of Queensborough Performing Arts Center EDITOR’S PICK RENEE TAYLOR TAYLOR Renee Taylor, legendary television, Broadway and Hollywood star, will discuss her six-decade-long career at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. at the event My Life on a Diet. Taylor will also reveal dieting tips that Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe gave her, and relate anecdotes about other stars she knew and worked with. Her talk will include rare videos and slideshows. Tickets: $35 222-05 56th Ave.
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