28 JANUARY 26, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 Philatelists (stamp collectors) can share their love of their favorite hobby at the Forest Hills Library every Thursday afternoon. The Queens Stamp Club will meet to discuss new developments related to the stamp collecting world. 5 to 6:15 p.m., Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave. For more information, call 718-268-7934. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Get ready for a night of music from Godmode during “Faculty Lounge” at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth. Performers include Malory, Well Being, Truant and Fitness. 8 p.m., Ready Room at the Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth. For ticket information, visit www.knockdown.center. The Museum of the Moving Image will screen director Sam Pollard’s “Two Trains Runnin’,” a documentary about the Freedom Summer of 1964. Narrated by Common, the documentary tells the story of two groups of young men who traveled to Mississippi that summer to fi nd blues singers Son House and Skip Jame, and coax them out of retirement. Their eff orts ended in memorable and tragic fashion. The fi lm features the music of Gary Clark Jr. Director Sam Pollard will be on hand to talk about the fi lm. $15 per person, includes museum admission. 7:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-12 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www.movingimage.us. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Missed Halloween? Then head to the Queens Museum for its annual Spooktacular winter costume party! The Museum’s second-fl oor galleries will be transformed into a supernatural New York cityscape featuring the Staten Island Ghost Ferry, Menacing Manhattan Skyscraper Tightrope, Bronx Zoo Freaky Feather Balancing, Quaking Queens Photo Booth, Bewitched Brooklyn Ball Toss, Ghosts and Godzillas Scavenger Hunt, and much more. Fun for all ages (but mostly for kids ages 3-11). $20 admission. 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For more information, visit www. queensmuseum.org. Flushing Town Hall presents its third-annual Chinese New Year Temple Bazaar. For centuries, people in China have celebrated the Lunar New Year in temple fairs. Bring your family to enjoy performances, martial arts, craft s and food to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. The Temple Bazaar is off ered in two sessions, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. There will also be a dragon parade at Flushing Library (41-17 Main St.) at 9:30 a.m. Admission to the sessions is $5 per person, $3 for children. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. For more information, visit www.fl ushingtownhall.org. SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 Continuing its ongoing Martin Scorsese Retrospective, the Museum of the Moving Image will hold a screening of Scorsese’s 1977 musical “New York, New York.” Starring Robert DeNiro and Liza Minelli, the fi lm is Scorsese’s ode to classic MGM musicals and 1940s jazz. It marked a departure of sorts for him, combining his gritty hard-boiled realism with a celebration of the surreal artifi ciality of Hollywood. Minnelli belts out the now-classic title song in a show-stopping fi nale. Reverse Shot writer Max Nelson will introduce the screening. $15 per person, includes museum admission. 2 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit www. movingimage.us. Join the Queens Botanical Garden for its 14th annual “Aft er the Holidays” e-waste recycling event. Working in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center, you can responsibly dispose of all of your unwanted electronic devices, appliances or broken gadgets. The garden has a goal of collecting 100 tons of e-waste this month. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden parking entrance on Crommelin Street. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org. MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Celebrate the Chinese New Year in a very tasty way with the Queens Dinner Club at its Chinese banquet. The evening’s menu includes a fortune planner fi lled with shrimp dumplings, shiu mai, veggie spring rolls and steamed spinach dumplings; main courses including sauteed jumbo shrimp with garlic and pepper, stirfried steak with mango and deep-fried chicken with garlic; and desserts. $70 per person. 7:30 p.m., Asian Jewels, 133-30 39th Ave., Flushing. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ queensdinnerclub. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 If your income is under $64,000, you qualify to receive free online tax return fi ling assistance at the Ridgewood Library. Volunteers from the New York State Tax Department will guide you through tax preparation soft ware available on their website as you prepare and e-fi le your federal and state income tax returns at no cost. Volunteers will be available that speak English, Spanish and Arabic. 1 to 6 p.m., Ridgewood Library, 2012 Madison St. For more information, call 718-821-4770. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Channel your inner Bob Ross and create a masterpiece painting during “Paint Night” at Redeemer Lutheran School in Glendale on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. The event includes a two-hour class for adults 18 and over; guests may bring their own snacks and wine. All materials provided. $45 per person. Redeemer Lutheran School, 69-26 Cooper Ave., Glendale. To purchase tickets or register for the event, call 718-821-6670 or visit https://squareup.com/store/rlgschool. COUNSELING PROGRAMS • GLENDALE ALANON, a program for families and friends of alcoholics, meets every Wednesday night at Trinity Reformed Church, Palmetto Street and 60th Place, Ridgewood, Beginners meet at 7:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 8:10 p.m. • 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 • 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. • BOY SCOUT TROOP 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. • 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., holds arts and crafts at 10 a.m.; Sit and Be Fit exercise at 1 p.m.; and Tai-Chi Chuan at 10:15 a.m. daily. 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.
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