WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES FEBRUARY 16, 2017 21 THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Learn the ins and outs of buying your fi rst home with Quontic Bank on Thursday, Feb. 16. Join loan offi cer Monica Burgos and real estate attorney Robin D’Elia as they host a seminar on homebuying, the mortgage process, and much more. Free. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Quontic Bank, 31-05 Broadway, Astoria . Contact marketing@quonticbank. com to confi rm attendance. FRIDAY, FEB. 17 Wieteke Heldens will be presenting her fourth solo-exhibit entitled “Bringing the Content Back” at the Flux Factory on Feb. 17. With no materials to work with, Heldens began creating art on paper bags from bodegas and restaurants she went to around New York in 2010. This gallery will feature Content drawings from around the world gathered by Heldens this past year. Exhibits will be spread out at the various locations around Long Island City the Content came from. Free. 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.fl uxfactory.org. SATURDAY, FEB. 18 Got a green thumb? Learn how to save the young forest in Inwood Hill Park and volunteer with the Stewardship Team on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will learn the best tree care practices. Wear boots, long pants and clothing that can get dirty. Free. Forest Park, Myrtle Ave., Union Turnpike, Park Lane South between Brooklyn-Queens County Line and Park Lane, Richmond Hill. The Jamaica Performing Arts Center will hold a screening of the documentary fi lm “HAPI: The Role of Economics in the Development of Civilization” as a part of JCAL’s Black History Month celebration. Director Taaqly Grants’ fi lm follows the Nile River’s role in the economic and political development of early Western civilization and how it directly infl uences the African Diaspora today. Panel discussion will be held aft er the fi lm. $25 per person. Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. For tickets, visit hapifi lm.com. Chris Eliopoulus, illustrator of the children’s book “I Am Jim Henson” by Brad Meltzer, will conduct a drawing demonstration and discuss his book as this month’s installation of the Jim Henson’s World series. This event also features a screening of rarely seen clips of the ‘90s television special “The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.” Book signing will follow the screening. 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. $15 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, $7 for children. Museum of Moving Image, Redstone Theater, 36-01 35th Ave. For more information and tickets, visit www.movingimage.us. SUNDAY, FEB. 19 Enjoy a twilight concert perform at the Church in the Gardens by the renowned Con Brio Ensemble on Sunday, Feb. 19. The concert will include works by Romantic composers Brahms, Mahler and Dvorak. $12 per person. $10 for seniors and students. 4:30 p.m. The Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Valentine’s Day is over, but the Astoria Bookshop is still talking and writing about love. Join instructor Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons in a creative writing workshop about the love word. Explore the good and the bad of love through writing prompts and discussions. Don’t forget your pen and paper. $10 suggested donation. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. MONDAY, FEB. 20 Richard and Mildred Loving, subject of the recent fi lm “Loving,” broke the law by simply choosing to be together despite the diff erent colors of their skin. The Greater Historical Society will screen a 2011 HBO documentary about the Lovings (“The Loving Story”) as a part of their Black History Month series. Free. Monday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. Greater Astoria Historical Society, Lecture Hall, Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Long Island City. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 Stop by Long Island City Library for their Confi dence Week starting Tuesday, Feb. 21. During this week, children and adults will enjoy activities such as self-portraits, self-acceptance affi rmation, and fun interactive games. The Tween Squad Goals Club will discuss Issa Rae’s hit HBO series “Insecure.” Free. 3 to 6 p.m. Queen’s Library at Long Island City, 37-44 21 St., Long Island City. For more information visit, www.queenslibrary.org. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 Dancer Eleanor Smith, actor Massimiliano Balduzzi, child dancer Ezra Azrieli Holzman, and choreographer Anna Azrieli all come together for “Mirror Furor,” a piece compiled of repeated actions where duets are ruined then built again into soft solos, unusual trios and fi nally, the four together. $20 per person. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49th Ave., Long Island City. 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., 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. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Maspeth’s Knockdown Center will present this Saturday, Feb. 18, Black Index, an all-day festival of music, performance and community engagement, featuring the works of artists, activists and academics alike, innovating new voices of the American experience. Visually and experientially, the center will employ aesthetics rooted in themes of “blackness” and indexical, and archival history. The program includes moments of performance, panel discussions, and a market. $25 admission. 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Knockdown Center, 52-18 Flushing Ave., Maspeth. For more information, visit www.knockdown.center.
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