26 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, FEB. 21
Do you love board games? Or
even enjoy seeing people who are
passionate about board games?
A nomadic board game meetup,
Shenanigans, has an event at The
Brewery Bar & Kitchen. Shenanigans
takes their events all through NYC
and Long Island. Shenanigans has
250+ board game library filled with
classic and new board games.
When: 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Where: The Brewery Bar & Kitchen,
49-18 30th Ave., Woodside
Cost: Free w/ Food or Drink
Purchase
Contact: 718-777-8007
FRIDAY, FEB. 22
There are around 91,000 diff erent
types of insects in the United States.
According to that data, bugs are all
around us. Therefore, we should
all know more about them. Queens
Botanical Garden gives you the
chance to do just that, specifi cally
squirmy earthworms. Create your
own insects and explore bug homes
in the woodlands on Friday at QBG.
When: 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., Flushing
Cost: $10
Contact: 718-886-3800
Want to get fi t for your New Year’s
Resolution? It’s not too late to follow
through on your plan. The New York
City Parks and Recreation Department
has a Midwinter Recess for the
Queen’s community. The recess will
feature the following activities: soccer,
track and fi eld and fl ag football. Dress
according to the weather because
activities will be held outside.
When: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Flushing Meadows Corona
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Park, 131-40 Fowler Ave., Queens
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-393-7370
SATURDAY, FEB. 23
Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning welcomes you to a night of
Fanike African dance, drumming and
a celebration of culture and history.
On Saturday, the Fanike African
Dance Troupe will perform their
signature libation, a drumming and
dance performance. This performance
honors their ancestors of the African
Diaspora.
When: 7:30
Where: Jamaica Center for Arts
and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave.,
Jamaica
Cost: Has not been announced yet
Contact: 917-704-0051
SUNDAY, FEB. 24
Polish-Canadian pianist Daniel
Wnukowski will perform at Queens
College for the Karol Rathaus Festival
which honors the musician’s work.
Rathaus, the college’s first professor
of composition had a flourishing
career in Berlin. However, in 1932
he had to flee the country due to
political circumstances in Germany.
He will perform the composer’s
Piano Concerto with The Orchestra
Now under Leon Botstein in LeFrak
Concert Hall at Queens College.
The festival also includes the 1936
British drama Broken Blossoms and
a lecture by Grammy award-winning
record producer Dr. Michael Haas.
When: 3 p.m.
Where: LeFrak Concert Hall at
Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing
Cost: $40 - $50
Contact: 718-997-3800
The Museum of the Moving Image
presents The Other Me which is
part of the MoMi’s Greek fi lm series.
Presented in collaboration with the
Hellenic Film Society USA, the fi lm tells
a story of a professor of criminology
who works with the police to solve
a case about serial murders. The
fi lm had originally been withdrawn
from commercial circulation when
a murderer told the media that The
Other Me infl uenced him. This fi lm
includes mature content which is not
appropriate for all audiences. Please
order tickets online.
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving
Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15, Seniors and Students $11,
Youth $9, Free for Children under 3
Contact: 718-777-6888
TUESDAY, FEB. 26
Lauren Krass, a Charleston native
and stand-up comedian will perform
at Q.E.D in Astoria. She has performed
all over the city including places such
as, The Creek and the Cave, Broadway
Comedy Club, Greenwich Village
Comedy Club and The Laughing Devil.
Join Lauren Krass for a good laugh on
Tuesday.
When: 6 – 7 p.m.
Where: Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.,
Astoria
Cost: Free
Contact 347-451-3873
EDITOR'S
PICK
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.
• MASPETH TOWN HALL hosts a
monthly bereavement group every
second Wednesday of the month from
2:30 to 4 p.m., 53-37 72nd St., Maspeth.
Light refreshments and handouts will
be provided. For more information,
call 718-335-6049.
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.
Museum of the Moving Image will screen Hale County This Morning, This
Evening an Academy Award nominated documentary feature. Praised by
The New York Times as, “pure cinematic poetry”- Hale County This Morning,
This Evening tells a story of two young African American men from Hale
County, Alabama.
When: Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m., 4 p.m and 6:30 p.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15, Museum Members $7, Silver Screen Members Free
Contact: 718-777-6888
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