50 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 29, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM happenings ›DEC29 ›JAN4 THURSDAY, DEC. 29 1 The AirTrain Jazz Festival: Michelle Marie @ AirTrain Jamaica Station. From 5 to 7 p.m., Michelle Marie takes the stage at the AirTrain Jazz festival co-produced by A Better Jamaica and the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District. The AirTrain Jamaica Station is located at 93-40 Sutphin Blvd. 2 Winter Break and Family Workshops: Mierle Laderman Ukeles @ Queens Museum. This week, the Queens Museum invites children ages 5 to 12 and their adult companions to take a look at Queens Museum artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ “One Year Worktime II” mural from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Symbols and color association with the change in seasons will also be explored. The Queens Museum is located at New York City Building in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. 3 A Charlie Brown Christmas @ The Secret Theatre. Enjoy a family friendly musical based on the beloved characters, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the peanut gang. Tickets are $18 online/$20 at the door for adults, $12 for kids and $50 for a family of four. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting secretcharliebrown. bpt.me. The Secret Theatre is located at 44-02 23rd St. Afrikan Poetry Theatre’s Kwanzaa Celebration @ Jamaica Performing Arts Center. This event, from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30 , will feature the finest performers from Jamaica, Queens, and a learning experience about the Nguzo Saba - the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa. Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults and can be purchased by visiting eventbrite.com and typing the title of the event in the search bar. Jamaica Performing Arts Center is located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. FRIDAY, DEC. 30 4 Winter Break and Family Workshops: It’s Lit! @ Queens Museum. Children ages 5 to 12 and their family members are invited from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. to create their own lamp models using the Queens Museum’s permanent Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass as inspiration. The Queens Museum is located at New York City Building in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. 6 Undissed and Very Able @ Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Visit a unique photography exhibition from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring the work of more than 20 contributing photographers with disabilities. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning is located at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue. 8 Saturday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve @ Bar 360. Ring in the new year with performances by the Front and Center Band, Tavares and France Joli starting at 9 p.m. Bar 360 is located in the Resorts World Casino at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. 9 New Year’s Eve 2017 @ Sweet Afton. Celebrate the new year at one of Astoria’s favorite gastropubs. Purchasing a ticket will include an open bar from 9 p.m. until midnight with finger foods, specialty cocktails and a champagne toast served at midnight. Guests who book a dinner reservation between 7 and 8:15 p.m. will be able to keep their table for the rest of the night. Tickets start at $75 and can be purchased by visiting sweetaftonbar.com or emailing celebrate@sweetaftonbar. com. Sweet Afton is located at 30-09 34th St. SUNDAY, JAN. 1 10 Science Inspires Art: Food @ New York Hall of Science. Visit this exhibition from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admire the more than two dozen images of art focusing on the topic of food. The event is free with a NYSCI admission. New York Hall of Science is located at 47-01 111th St. MONDAY, JAN. 2 11 Makers Space Create @ Long Island City Library. From 4 to 5 p.m., school-aged children are invited to become a science explorer by creating skyscrapers with toothpicks and clay and batteries out of lemons. Long Island City Library is located at 37-44 21st St. 12 Mother Goose @ Ridgewood Library. Babies ages 6 to 18 months and their caretakers are invited for a morning of nursery rhymes, storytelling and singing from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Ridgewood Library is located at 20-12 Madison St. 13 Chess Club @ Queens Village ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a fl ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in The Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! EDITOR’S PICK 5 LIST OF 19 THINGS TO DO
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