happenings FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com FEBRUARY 4, 2016 • TIMES 29 Counseling Programs Glenridge Alanon, family and friends of alcoholics, meets every Tuesday night at Trinity Reformed Church, Palmetto Street and 60th Place in 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 in Astoria. For more information, call 718-520-5021. Nar-Anon, a self-help support group for those affected by a loved one’s drug abuse, meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave. in Forest Hills. For more information, call 800-984-0066. Ongoing Senior Programs Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70th Ave., Welcomes New Members 60 Years Of Age Or Older Every Weekday. For More Information, Call 718- 456-2000. Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Center, 319 Stanhope St., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-366-3038. Peter Cardella Senior Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-497-2908. Self-Help Maspeth Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., Will Hold Beading, Jewelry And Other Programs. Hot Lunch Served At Noon. Transportation Available. For More Information, Call 718-429-3636. Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., Will Hold Arts And Crafts At 10 A.M., Sit And Be Fit At 1 P.M. And Tai-Chi Chuan At 10:15 A.M. For More Information, Call 718-894-3441. Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-896-8751. Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-392-6944. Forest Hills Senior Center, 108-25 62nd Dr., Will Hold Various Programs And Hot Lunch. For More Information, Call 718-699-1010. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., will hold programs including art, computer and exercise classes. For more information, call 1-718-738-8100. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Youth Activities Boy Scout Troop 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys ages 10 ½ to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 718-478-5747. Sunnyside Drum Corps meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints Church, 43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside, one block off Queens Boulevard. Boys and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join. For more information, call 718-786-4141. St. Margaret Boy Scout Troops 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, in Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. Cub Scouts Pack 383 meets every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street in Glendale. For more information, call 718-938-2073. ♦ ♦ ♦ Angulo brothers simply know life from Hollywood movies. Their lives change when one of the brothers fi nally sees what life is all about. The second fi lm screening of the day will be “Reservoir Dogs,” one of the fi lms that the Angulo brothers loved to watch. This 1992 Quentin Tarantino fi lm revolves around six strangers who team up to commit the crime of the century. Suddenly everything goes awry when they realize one of them is an informant, but which one of them is it? Ticket prices for both fi lms vary from general admission to discounted member prices, but all tickets allow for admission to the fi lm as well as the museum itself. “Wolfpack” will be played at 4:30 p.m. followed by “Reservoir Dogs” at 7 p.m. 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. Monday, Feb. 8 Don’t miss some of the most stunning high-resolution photo displays you will ever lay eyes on. This Nikon Small World exhibit at the New York Hall of Science presents images captured not by your run-of-the-mill camera, but by light microscopes. The photos and short clips that make up this interactive exhibit were chosen from thousands of submissions sent in from contestants in 83 countries. The Nikon company has held this exhibit since 1975 and hopes to promote education in the fi elds of optical microscopy, digital imaging and photomicrography. This exhibit will continue until Feb. 21, 2016. The New York Hall of Science is located at 41-07 111th St. in Corona. Tuesday, Feb. 9 Want to make your school a more environmentally friendly space? Teachers of grades K-12 are welcome to sign up for the “Teacher Wormshop” presented by the Queens Botanical Garden. Within this workshop, teachers are provided training in order to learn the benefi ts of creating compost within their classrooms. They are taught to work with wormbins, made to help worms decompose organic materials and create healthy soil while also reducing waste. These teacher trainings are held throughout the year. For those interested please contact the Queens Botanical Garden. Wednesday, Feb. 10 New York’s very own Cecily Wong will be speaking about her new book, “Diamondhead.” The novel is a tale of secrets, fate and love during the rise and fall of a dynasty lasting three generations. Her work has been compared to that of the famous Amy Tan, and “Diamondhead” itself won the Peter S. Prescott award for prose writing. Cecily is Chinese-Hawaiian, born in Oahu and raised in Oregon. She is a graduate of Barnard College and currently lives in New York City. She will be reading excerpts and speaking about her book at Manducatis Rustica, 46-35 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City, through the Queens Library. Her appearance will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To reserve your ticket, please visit queenslib.org/ literaryevents2016. EDITOR’S PICK Mardi Gras Mask Making Flushing Meadows Park is holding a Mardi Gras Mask Making Event for adults and seniors on Thursday, Feb. 4. In anticipation of the yearly New Orleans celebration, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday, people can arrive at the park and make festive masks. These masks will be handmade, and no artistic experience is needed to participate. All supplies will be provided by the event organizers. The mask making will take place at the Al Oerter Recreation Center located at 131-40 Fowler Ave. between Fowler Avenue and College Point Boulevard. For more information, please contact 718-353-7853. FEB .4 - F E B .10
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