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LIST OF
18 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7
1 Create a truly unique
menorah at the
Queens Botanical Garden.
You can learn how to make
your own garden-themed
menorah from terra cotta
pots and learn how to roll
your own beeswax candles.
You’ll leave with a set of candles
for all eight nights of
Hanukkah. Sip some wine
and nibble on jelly donuts
while you’re at it. 6 to 8 p.m.,
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Registration is required;
reserve your spot by visiting
qbgwineandshine.eventbrite.
com
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8
2 “Take Five” from the
ordinary routine and
enjoy a jazz concert featuring
The Brubeck Brothers
Quartet at Flushing Town
Hall. The band features two
members of one of America’s
most accomplished musical
families — Dan Brubeck on
drums and Chris Brubeck on
bass and trombone. Guitarist
Mike DeMicco and pianist
Chuck Lamb complete the
dynamic quartet. Tickets are
$16 each, $10 for Flushing
Town Hall members and students.
8 p.m., Flushing Town
Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing. Purchase your tickets
at flushingtownhall.org.
3 Do you hate job interviews?
The Central
Queens Y is there to help you
get through your next one in
flying colors with its “How to
Succeed in a Job Interview
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Ring in the season at the Bayside Historical Society’s jazz-themed holiday brunch!
Enjoy a festive international buffet in the newly renovated ballroom at The Castle at
Fort Totten, listen to piano renditions of jazz favorites, and sing along with holiday
carols and songs. Santa has promised to visit! $35 per person, $30 for society members,
$20 for children ages 5 through 10, $10 for children under 5. Noon to 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 10, Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten, Bayside. For
more information, call 718-352-1548 or email info@baysidehistorical.org.
Round Table Panel.” It’s an
open forum of questions and
answers featuring an expert
panel on effective strategies
for succeeding in a job
interview. You’ll learn how to
develop individual strategies
and plans, and overcome the
anxiety of an interview. 10
a.m., Central Queens Y, 67-09
108th St., Forest Hills. For
more information or to RSVP,
contact Carolyn Weinstein at
718-268-5011 ext. 167 or at
cweinstein@cqy.org.
4 Come on out to celebrate
the launch of
Newtown Literary Issue 11
in Kew Gardens! Several
contributors from Issue 11
of the Queens-focused literary
journal will read their
work, and the evening will
be hosted by Queens author
(and previous Newtown contributor)
Russell Ricard. 7
p.m., Kew & Willow Books,
81-63 Lefferts Blvd., Kew
Gardens. For more information,
visit facebook.com/
events/186283345266686.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
5 Feel the rhythm move
you at this Flushing
Town Hall workshop.
Participants will follow master
dancer Vado Diomande as
he calls out the rhythm that
accompanies the movement.
Live drumming is introduced,
and the workshop culminates
with participants invited to
do “solo” steps – improvised
movements – to show their
appreciation to the drummers
and the rhythms that have
inspired the dance. 1 to 4:15
p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-
35 Northern Blvd., Flushing.
For more information, visit
flushingtownhall.org.
6 Newtown Literary
Alliance, a nonprofit
dedicated to promoting
writing and poetry in
Queens, is offering free
creative writing classes
for kids ages 8-12 at the
Ridgewood Library titled,
“What a Character!” Your
children can learn how to
develop a fun and interesting
character from even one
small detail, using their imagination
and powers of observation!
One student will be
randomly selected to receive
a free hardcover notebook
to keep all their writing in.
3 to 4:30 p.m., Ridgewood
Library, 2012 Madison St. For
more information, visit newtownliterary.
org.
7 Get into a swinging
holiday spirit at
the LaGuardia Performing
Arts Center with its “Let
It Snow” concert presented
in part by the Astoria
Symphony Orchestra. The
traditional concert features
the orchestra under the direction
of conductor, composer
and U.S. Army Music Officer
Silas Huff, accompanied by
vocalists Heather Petruzelli
and Anthony Maida. Tickets
are $30 for adults, $10 for
children; order online with
the code LAGCC to get 50
percent off adult tickets. 3
p.m., LaGuardia Performing
Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson
Ave., Long Island City. For
tickets, visit lpac.nyc.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
8 Experience a live recreation
of the Nativity
scene at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Astoria. Actors
portraying Mary, Joseph and
the Baby Jesus will be surrounded
by angels, shepherds,
wise men and live
donkeys, goats and sheep.
You can even have your picture
taken with them! 9:30
a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church
LIC, 31-18 37th St., Astoria.
For more information, visit
trinitylic.org.
10 Find that perfect,
unique gift for a
friend or loved one at the
Flushing Town Hall Holiday
Market! Artists and craftspeople
from the Queens area
will be selling their wares
in a gallery, including jewelry,
paintings, hand-crafted
ceramics, paper goods, greeting
cards, clothing and more.
Free admission. 1 to 5 p.m.,
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35
Northern Blvd., Flushing. For
more information, visit flushingtownhall.
org.
11 Join the
Kupferberg Center
for the Arts for “The Ten
Tenors: Home for the
Holidays Concert!” The Ten
Tenors are undoubtedly one
of Australia’s most successful
touring entertainment groups
of all time. This one-time performance
in New York City is
guaranteed to give the audience
a good spread of traditional
Christmas songs and
the feeling of comfort and
warmth. Tickets start at $30.
3 p.m., Kupferberg Center
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