24 JANUARY 4, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
Fighting cancer can be one of the
most stressful experiences a person
could ever face. Cancer survivors can
fi nd strength in one another by talking
about their experiences at a support
group hosted by the Leff erts Library.
Cancer survivors and those currently
battling the disease will be provided a
safe space to share their feelings and
challenges. 5 p.m., Leff erts Library, 103-
34 Leff erts Blvd., South Richmond Hill.
For more information, call 718-843-5950.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
About 20 million Americans have
chronic kidney disease, and some of
them don’t even know it. Learn how
to take good care of your kidneys
during a workshop at the Woodside
Library. The program includes information
about kidney diseases and
their symptoms. 2:30 p.m., Woodside
Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. For more
information, call 718-429-4700.
Check out a truly surreal fi lm making
its U.S. premiere at the Museum of the
Moving Image in Astoria. “Prototype,”
a 3-D Canadian fi lm directed by Blake
Williams, tells the story of a mysterious
televisual device built and tested as a
major storm strikes Texas in 1900. The
experimental sci-fi fi lm features various
optical manipulations and archival
material from the aftermath of the
Galveston hurricane that struck more
than 100 years ago. The fi lm is preceded
by a screening of several shorts. $20
per person, $15 for members, includes
full-day admission to the museum. 7:30
p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone
Theater, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria.
For tickets or more information, visit
movingimage.us.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
Unleash the writer within you during
a free creative writing class at the
Maspeth Library sponsored in part by
the Newtown Literacy Alliance. Sokunthary
Svay will host “Hearing Voices,” a
poetry workshop that explores diff erent
personas. You’ll experiment in writing
in voices other than your own, including
those of other family members, a
historical fi gure or even an alter-ego.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70
Grand Ave. Visit newtownliterary.org/
writingclasses for more details.
See one of Queens’ most historic
sites in a most intimate way during
a candlelight tour of the Onderdonk
House in Ridgewood. Explore the
17th-century farmhouse, with a history
dating back to when the Dutch colonized
New York, while also enjoying
live music, mulled cider and sweets.
Donation $5 per person. 6 to 9 p.m.,
Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave.,
Ridgewood. Call 718-456-1776 or visit
onderdonkhouse.org for more details.
EDITOR'S
PICK
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
Enjoy an aft ernoon of dancing and
fun at the Rego Park Jewish Center’s
Singles Social and Dance. DJ Andrew
Forman will be playing some great
music to move your feet. Refreshments
will be served. $10 per person. 2 to 6
p.m., Rego Park Jewish Center, Crystal
Ballroom, 97-30 Queens Blvd. For more
information, call 718-459-1000.
Members of the Con Brio Ensemble
will be performing works by Quantz,
Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak, Rossini,
Still and Wieniawski. Critically acclaimed
violinist Alexander Meshibovsky,
oboist Alan Hollander and
pianist Diana Mittler-Battipaglia will
perform a Trio Sonata by Quantz. Osceola
Davis, coloratura soprano, will
perform arias by Mozart and Rossini.
The program will also feature works
for violin and piano. $12 per person,
$10 for students and senior citizens.
4:30 p.m., Church-in-the-Gardens, 50
Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Visit conbrioensemble.
org for more details.
MONDAY, JANUARY 8
The LeFrak City Library will host
a fun aft ernoon adult craft club that
will teach participants how to create
their own new year celebration glasses.
Space is limited to 10 people. 1 p.m.,
LeFrak City Library, 98-30 57th Ave.,
Corona. For information or to reserve
your spot, call 718-592-7677.
Have some post-holiday laughs
at Passage Irish Bar and Kitchen as
they present “Arse-toria,” a bi-weekly
comedy show hosted and produced
by Astoria comedians Tim Unkenholz,
Adam Sokol, Lindsay Boling and
Bryan Yang. 9 p.m., Passage Irish Bar
and Kitchen, 40-11 30th Ave., Astoria.
For more information, visit eventbrite.
com/e/arse-toria-comedy-night-tickets
41556762395.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
Come and experience the latest trend
in relaxation, adult coloring, with a
session at the Elmhurst Library. You’ll
color on pages from books specifi cally
designed for adults; coloring pencils
and crayons will be provided. 2:30 p.m.,
Elmhurst Library, 86-07 Broadway. For
more information, call 718-271-1020.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
Celebrate one of the greatest popular
music icons, David Bowie, with a
public screening of “Ziggy Stardust
and the Spiders from Mars” at the
Central Library. Following the viewing
of D.A. Pennebaker’s classic concert
fi lm, two of Bowie’s professional
associates, Tony Zanetta and Suzi
Ronson, will hold a Q&A session with
the audience. 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
Jan. 10, Central Library, 89-11 Merrick
Blvd., Jamaica. For more information,
call 718-990-0778.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Teach your kids the fi ner points of basketball during the Central Queens
Y free basketball clinic open house. The open house for children ages 5 to
11 takes place from 1 to 2:45 p.m., with a class for children ages 5 to 7 from
1 to 1:45 p.m. and ages 8 to 11 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7. Central
Queens Y, 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. For more information, call Adam
Ostroff at 718-268-5011, ext. 505, or visit www.cqy.org/FreeBasketballClinic.
COUNSELING PROGRAMS
• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at
Grace Lutheran Church, 21st Avenue
and 32nd Street, Astoria. For more
information, call 718-520-5021.
• NAR-ANON, a self-help support
group for those aff ected by a loved one’s
drug abuse, meets every Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Church of
the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills.
For more information, call 800-984-0066.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
• ST. MARGARET TROOP 119 meets
every Tuesday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at St.
Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Place,
Middle Village. For more information,
call 718-894-4099.
• BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every
Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, 86-20 114th St., Richmond Hill.
All boys ages 10 1/2 to 17 are welcome.
For information, call 718-478-5747.
• SUNNYSIDE DRUM CORPS meets
every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints
Church, 43-12 46th St., one block off
Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside. Boys
and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited
to join. For more information, call
718-786-4141.
• CUB SCOUT TROOP 106 meets
every Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church, 81st Street
between Penelope Avenue and Juniper
Boulevard South, Middle Village. For
more information, email communications.
pack106@gmail.com.
• CUB SCOUT PACK 383 meets every
Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St.
Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue
and 68th Street, Glendale. For more
information, call 718-938-2073.
ONGOING SENIOR
PROGRAMS
• RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT
CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., Ridgewood,
welcomes new members 60 years
of age and older every weekday. For
more information, call 718-456-2000.
• RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR
CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., Bushwick,
holds various programs every day. Call
718-366-3083 for more information.
• PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER,
68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood,
holds breakfast and lunch every weekday,
as well as a variety of programs. For
more information, call 718-497-2908.
• SELF-HELP MASPETH SENIOR
CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., holds
beading, jewelry and other programs
daily. Hot lunch served at noon. Transportation
available. For details, call
718-429-3636.
• MIDDLE VILLAGE ADULT CENTER,
69-10 75th St., off ers recreation
and fi tness classes, including zumba,
yoga and computers. Daily transportation,
bingo and hot lunches. Scheduled
bus trips available. Free membership
for adults 60+. For more information,
call 718-894-3441.
• REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER,
93-29 Queens Blvd., holds a variety of
programs every day. For more information,
call 718-896-8751.
• SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-
31 39th St., holds programs daily. Call
718-392-6944 for more information.
