36 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • DECEMBER 19, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >DEC19-25 SUNDAY, DEC. 22 The Oratorio Society of Queens performs portions of Handel’s “Messiah,” as well as traditional Christmas favorites and Chanukah songs at 4 p.m. in the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC). Holiday highlights include “Light One Candle,” made famous by Peter, Paul and Mary in a rousing arrangement by Robert DeCormier, plus “Ocho Kandelikas” a Ladino favorite celebrating the eight candles of Chanukah and its story of hope and redemption, and a brand new song by noted Long Island composer Linda Tsuruoka, “The lamp kept burnin’ on.” Cantor Jerry Korobow leads with his guitar. Queensborough Performing Arts Center is located in Queensborough Community College at 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside. Parking is free. Ticket prices at the box offi ce are $30 general admission, $25 seniors and students with ID; children, 12 and under, accompanied by an adult, $10. For additional information, please call the Oratorio Society of Queens at 718-279-3006 or visit www. queensoratorio.org DECEMBER. 21-23 & DEC. 26- JAN. 1 This holiday season, the imaginative, playful, and creative fi lm and television work of Jim Henson will be celebrated by the Museum of the Moving Image with the series “Jim Henson’s World.” Beginning Dec. 21, the museum will screen “Emmet Otter’s Jug- Band Christmas.” This television special tells the story of Ma Otter and her son Emmet, who both secretly enter a talent contest to win money for Christmas presents for each other. These screenings also include Kermit the Frog’s segments, as well as outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Museum of the Moving Image is located at 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria. For more information call 718- 777-6888. SATURDAY, DEC. 21 “Historical Roundtable: The FBI” at the Greater Astoria Historical Society, starts at 1 p.m. in the Quinn Building at 35-20 Broadway (4th fl oor) in Long Island City. For more info call 718-278-0700. “Queer in the Cave” starts at 10 p.m. at The Creek and the Cave at 10-93 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. For more information call 718- 706-8783. Families are welcome to join Flushing Town Hall’s free Christmas Workshop at 1 p.m. Participants in the Season of Giving Workshop will create beautiful Christmas wreaths using up-cycled fabrics, beads and ribbons. The wreaths will be donated to various local senior centers in Queens. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. Call 718-463-7700 for more information. THRU DEC. 22 See Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” at 3 p.m. at The Secret Theatre, located at 44-02 23rd Street in Long Island City. General admission is $25; children $15; family 4-pack $70. For more information call 718-392-0722. TUESDAY, DEC. 24 “The Dump!: An Open-Mic Storytelling Show” from 7-9 p.m. at The Creek and The Cave, located at 10-93 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The event is free. For more information call 718- 706-8783. THURSDAY, DEC. 26 “D.B. Rielly- American Roots Music” starts at 9 p.m. at Rest-au-Rant, located at 30-01 35th Avenue in Long Island City. The event is free. For more information call 718- 729-9009. DEC. 26, 27& 28 From noon to 4 p.m. visit the Queens County Farm Museum’s Holiday Open House. Enjoy tours of the decorated farmhouse, craft activities for children and mulled cider. This event is free. The Queens County Farm Museum is located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Glen Oaks. Call 718-347- 3276 for more information. FRIDAY, DEC. 27 “ReMake the Holidays” at the New York Hall of Science. Build and animate a new version of the holiday season with workshops, demos, artist installations, ice sculpting and a screening of “Bag It The Movie.” Cost is $8-$11 for museum admission. The New York Hall of Science is located at 47-01 111th Street in Corona. SUNDAY, DEC. 29 The Rego Park Jewish Center will be having a Singles Social & Dance on Sunday, December 29 from 2 to 6 p.m.Dance to the music of DJ Andrew Forman, refreshments served, $10 per person, for singles over 45. Rego Park Jewish Center is located at 97-30 Queens Blvd., between 64th and 65th Roads in Rego Park. THRU JAN. 4 Artist Hisami Taniguchi, born and raised in Japan, is bringing her unique art to a solo exhibition at Resobox. Her signature style of art is created by pulling a string of a cloth by hand. Her technique was infl uenced by her memory of playing with a needle, cloth, and thread in her grandmother’s knitting shop. Taniguchi’s works are inspired by landscapes, surroundings, and everything she experiences around her. Resobox is located at 41-26 27th Street in LIC. Call 718-784-3680 for more information. ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/ events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK ‘EXIT STAGE LEFT’ DEC. 27-29, Two-time Drama Desk nominee Parallel Exit offers a very special presentation of “EXIT STAGE LEFT” - a rollicking speed-oflight comedy. Harkening back to the days of vaudeville, “EXIT STAGE LEFT” packs more entertainment in a single show than a three-ring circus. An ensemble of fi ve present a wide range of old-fashioned family entertainment, from tap dance to live music to slapstick comedy at Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Show times are 2 & 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. Call the Box Offi ce at 718-760-0064.
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