40 28 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 28, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.www.qns.TIMES • JANUARY 28, 2016 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com > happenings THURSDAY, JAN. 28 Astoria Bookshop will be hosting storytime for children from 11 a.m. to noon. 31-29 31st St. EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center will be holding a Vinyasa yoga class from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Vinyasa yoga teaches us to create Friday, Jan. 29 Are you an emerging Queens artist looking to get your work featured in an exhibit? The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning is currently holding its Artists Co-op 2016 Call for Art. Submissions are being accepted now through March 1. Submit three art samples with a statement, online at jcal.org. Work will be chosen by a panel of fellow artists and will refl ect the diversity of artistic expression in Queens. The announcement of selections will be on April 5, and the exhibition will open on June 15 and run through Aug. 31. For more information, call 718-658-7400 or visit jcal.org. Saturday, Jan. 30 Get rid of your old gadgets without the $100 fi ne! Recycle them responsibly at these free e-waste collection events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Locations include the Waldbaum’s Shopping Center on 77th Street between 30th and 31st avenues in East Elmhurst, and Rosemary’s Playground on Fairview Avenue between Woodbine and Madison streets in Ridgewood. For more information on what can be recycled, contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center at lesecologycenter.org or 212- 477-4022. Take one last walk through the garden on this winter afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. Artist Mayen Alcantara will be at Queens Botanical Garden for the closing reception of her exhibit “A Score in Graphite and Blue / To Walk a Minute More.” Alcantara will lead a walk through the garden and create a site-specifi c piece for QBG! 43-50 Main St. The Queens Museum will be holding a book launch and panel discussion from 3 to 5 p.m. of “Zhang Hongtu: Expanding Visions of a Shrinking World.” Join us for a conversation about the book and exhibition with Jerome Silbergeld and contributors Eugenie Tsai and Lilly Wei. The museum is located inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Bring your kid to a New York Hall of Science woodworking class this weekend. In this intro class, students will learn how to create mini wooden Lego heads using simple hand tools. Students can also turn their creation into a Pencil Pet! This workshop is great for kids ages 6 and older. Admission is $3 per child/adult pair, plus NYSCI admission ($1 for members). The workshop will be held at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. 47-01 111th St., Corona. Got to http://nysci.org/event/ make-it-custom-wood-lego-heads/ to book your spot now. Sunday, Jan. 31 The Queens Museum’s Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program invites you for a roundtable discussion about independent fi lmmaking in Queens with award-winning fi lmmaker Milton Xavier Trujillo and his fi lm crew from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Trujillo will discuss fi lmmaking in immigrant communities, navigating the industry as an undocumented fi lmmaker, and various aspects of DIY independent fi lm production. He will also be screening part of his most recent movie, “Histories and Auguries (For a Certain Place),” which was in part shot at the Queens Museum’s Panorama. For questions and more information email sespinoza@QueensMuseum.org. JA N 2 8-F E B 3 JAN .29 - F E B .3 Butter get down to NYSCI this weekend to whip up a batch of your own homemade butter! Students age 18 months and older will discover exciting ingredients and experiment with new fl avors from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cooking can get messy, so come in old clothing that can get dirty. Admission is $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 for members per family). NYSCI is located at 47-01 111th St. in Corona. Go to http://nysci. org/event/little-makers-butter-up-4/ to book your spot now. As a part of the exhibition “Jim Henson’s World,” the Museum of the Moving Image will be holding a screening and live event at 1 p.m. of “The Muppet Show: Comic Legends.” This compilation of “Muppet Show” moments features comedic legends from Steve Martin to John Cleese, Bob Hope to George Burns. Tickets are $12 ($9 for students/seniors, free for members). Order tickets online at movingimage.us. All tickets include same-day admission to the museum. 36-01 35th Ave. Monday, Feb. 1 Get a glimpse of the forgotten neighborhood of Ravenswood at Greater Astoria Historical Society at 7 p.m. This lecture and exhibit will reveal the many faces of the community over the years, from home to upper class gentry to center for industry. Now Ravenswood stands on the cusp of change, as high-rise buildings regain control of the northwestern waterfront of Queens. Fee is $5 or free for GAHS members. GAHS is located on the fourth fl oor of the Quinn Building at 35- 20 Broadway in Long Island City. Tuesday, Feb. 2 Didn’t win the Powerball? Don’t worry. Rego Park Jewish Center will be holding Cash Bingo this Tuesday for all those who want to try their luck. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. Admission is $4 per person, which includes 12 games free. Special games are an additional charge. There will be food concession. Bingo will be held in the Crystal Ballroom. The center is located at 97-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park and is handicap accessible. For more information, call 718-459-1000 or visit rpjc.org. Artist Georgia Sagri will be presenting a new performance at SculptureCenter as a part of “The Eccentrics” exhibit currently on view. The performance “Sunday Stroll Undone and Redone” (2015) starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are free but extremely limited, and must be reserved in advance. For a union between our mind and body. Please wear loose-fi tting clothing and arrive ten minutes early to settle in. RSVP at 866-539- 0999. The center is located at 206- Linden Blvd. in Cambria Heights. Come hear music by the Jazz Collective at The AirTrain Jazz Festival. 5 to 7 p.m. This event is free and open to all, travelers and audience members alike. Concourse level of Jamaica Station, 93-40 Sutphin Blvd. Queens Library Central branch be screening the classic movie Marty” (1955), an unlikely love story between a butcher and school teacher who have both given up on love. 2 to 4:30 p.m. 89-11 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica. Astoria Bookshop will be hosting the Newtown Literary Journal’s launch party from 7 to 9 p.m. for their latest issue. The non-profi t journal is dedicated to helping support and promote emerging writers living in Queens. 31-20 31st St. Need to brush up on your interviewing skills to go for job interviews? Queens Library Central branch be holding hour-long one-on-one mock interviews from 10 a.m. to 3 to teach you how to prepare the interview, deal with diffi cult questions and properly follow up after the meeting. Interviews will take place at the Job Readiness table. Pre-registration is required jobmap.queenslibrary.org. For more information, visit the Job Info Center or call 718-990-8625. FRIDAY, JAN. 29 Think Zumba is just for the young? Think again! Sitting Zumba is designed to develop strength and enhance your ability to perform everyday activities, making it perfect 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 flier 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! for seniors. It will help increase stamina and develop upper and lower body strength. The use of hand weights is optional. Please let your doctor know you will be taking part in this class. The class is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Center at 206-20 Linden Blvd. in Cambria Heights. Are you an emerging Queens artist looking to get your work featured in an exhibit? The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning is currently holding its Artists Co-op 2016 Call for Art. Submissions are being accepted now through March 1. Submit three art samples with a statement, online at jcal.org. Work will be chosen by a panel of fellow artists and will refl ect the diversity of artistic expression in Queens. The announcement of selections will be on April 5, and the exhibition will open on June 15 and run through Aug. 31. For more information, call 718-658-7400 or visit jcal.org. SATURDAY, JAN. 30 Get rid of your old gadgets without the $100 fi ne! Recycle them responsibly at these free e-waste collection events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Locations include the Waldbaum’s Shopping Center on 77th Street between 30th and 31st avenues in East Elmhurst, and Rosemary’s Playground on Fairview Avenue between Woodbine and Madison streets in Ridgewood. For more information on what can be recycled, contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center at lesecologycenter. org or 212-477-4022. Longtime Douglaston resident Junko Fisher will take you on a musical tour of Japan at 3 p.m. at the Douglaston/Little Neck branch of the Queens Library. She will sing songs from each region, from the southern islands of Okinawa to the main island of Japan. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited; fi rst-come, fi rst-served. 249-01 Northern Blvd. Brush up on your spelling bee skills. Any and all lexicographical nerds are invited to come down to Astoria Coffee for the Drunk Vocab Bee, co-hosted by Astoria Bookshop and Trivia NYC. Compete for prizes while partaking in Astoria Coffee’s wine and beer selections from 8 to 10 p.m. A panel of judges will hand out scores for technical merit and artistic presentation. 30-04 30th St.Take one last walk through the garden on this winter afternoon from 2 to p.m. Artist Mayen Alcantara will be Queens Botanical Garden for the closing reception of her exhibit “A Score Graphite and Blue / To Walk a Minute More.” Alcantara will lead a walk through the garden and create a sitespecifi c piece for QBG! 43-50 Main The Queens Museum will be holding a book launch and panel discussion from 3 to 5 p.m. of “Zhang Hongtu:Expanding Visions of a Shrinking World.” Join us for a conversation about the book and exhibition with Jerome Silbergeld and contributors Eugenie Tsai and Lilly Wei. museum is located inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Bring your kid to a New York Hall of Science woodworking class this weekend. In this intro class, students will learn how to create mini wooden Lego heads using simple hand tools. Students can also turn their creation into a Pencil Pet! workshop is great for kids ages and older. Admission is $3 per child/ adult pair, plus NYSCI admission ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! for members). The workshop will held at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. 47-01 It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit EDITOR’S PICK Internet celebrity cat Lil BUB will be at the Museum of the Moving Image for a one-day-only event in conjunction with the exhibit “How Cats Took Over the Internet.” ASPCA will hold a mobile adoption event at 1 p.m. in front of the main entrance of the museum. The Story of Lil BUB will be told at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25. There will be a meetand greet and fundraiser with Lil BUB at 4 p.m. Tickets for the fundraiser are $100 and can be ordered online at movingimage. us. Admission to the fundraiser includes a chance to meet, pet and get a photo with Lil BUB, signed art and photo prints, admission to the 1 p.m. story of Lil BUB event, and a donation to special needs pets. All profits benefi t Lil BUB’s Big FUND. The museum is located at 36-01 35th Ave. EDITOR’S PICK
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