TODAY Some of the wedding industry’s best professionals will participate in The Shops at Atlas Park’s Bridal Showcase today from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. More than 60 businesses specializing in nuptials will be in attendance, including floral, photography, limousines, invitations, favors, makeup and hair, travel and fashion. The program includes seminars to help brides and grooms plan their big day and the honeymoon thereafter. Admission $10 per person. 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale. For more information, visit www.greatbridalextravaganza.com. Roll the dice and take a chance on charity during the Queens Council on the Arts’ “Casino caliente” fundraiser in Long Island City tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Paper Factory Hotel, located at 37- 06 36th St. For more information, call 1-347-505-3010 or visit www.queenscouncilarts.org/casinocaliente. Fans of music’s “Man in Black” are invited to enjoy a Johnny Cash birthday tribute show at Astoria’s Strand Smokehouse beginning at 8 p.m. Johnny Kinnaird, star of Broadway’s Million Dollar Quartet, and The Holler Cricks will perform the late Cash’s greatest hits. J.D. Patch is the evening’s special guest performer. 25-27 Broadway, Astoria. For more information, call 1-718-440-3231 or visit www.thestrandsmokehouse.com. The Kiwanis Club of Maspeth will hold its weekly meeting today at 12:15 p.m. at O’Neill’s Restaurant, 64-21 53rd Dr. Also, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale will meet today at 12:30 p.m. at Zum Stammtisch Restaurant, Myrtle Avenue and 70th Street. FRIDAY, FEB. 27 The Museum of the Moving Image’s tribute to cinematographer Gordon Willis continues tonight at 7 p.m. with its screening of the 1976 real-life political thriller All the President’s Men. Directed by Alan Paukla, the film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman portraying The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, respectively, the two reporters who helped break the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency. 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District. For more information, visit www.movingimage.us. SATURDAY, FEB. 28 Children and their parents can make learn how to harness the elastic electricity of the rubber band during “Wildcard Weekend” at the New York Hall of Science in Corona today. Participants 7 years of age and older will learn how to build a propellerpowered car for distance, speed or style. Program costs $5 per adult/child pair with paid hall admission. 47-01 111th St. For more information, call 1-718-699-0005 or visit www.nyscience.org. In anticipation of the fifth-annual Queens World Film Festival, organizers will screen 10 trailers at a special party in Long Island City tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. Film makers will be on hand for the free festivities at Local NY, 13-02 44th Ave., Long Island City. For more information, visit www.queensworldfilmfestival.com. Enjoy an evening of classical music at Forest Hills’ The Church-in-the-Gardens tonight at 7:30 p.m. Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia present “Four Hands, Two Musicians, One Piano, Great Music,” which features performances of Debussy’s “Petite Suite,” George Crumb’s “Makrokosmos IV,” Beethoven’s “Quartet in C Major” and other works. Adrienne Onofri, author of “Walking Queens,” will also hold a book signing. 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For more information, visit www.musicareginae.org. Three more films featuring the work of renowned cinematographer Gordon Willis will play today at Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image. The marathon begins at 2 p.m. with Interiors, director Woody Allen’s portrait of three sisters thrown into turmoil by their parents’ divorce. Another Allen masterpiece, Broadway Danny Rose, will be shown at 4:30 p.m., featuring the director starring as a theater agent with a hilariously talentless client roster. Finally, the museum will show at 7 p.m. Pennies From Heaven, an adaptation of Dennis Potter’s TV drama starring Steve Martin as a sheet music salesman during the Great Depression. Pennies From Heaven will also be shown at the theater Sunday night, Mar. 1, at 7 p.m. 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District. For more information, visit www.movingimage.us. The Parkside Players will perform Vanities: A Comedy in Three Scenes tonight at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Forest Hills. Written by Jack Heifner, the bittersweet comedy chronicles the lives of three Texas girls, from their cheerleading days in 1963, to their college sorority in 1968 and their brief reunion in 1974 in New York City. Performances are also scheduled at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday, Mar. 1, at 2 p.m.; Friday, Mar. 6 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Mar. 7 at 8 p.m. Admission is $17 per person, $15 for seniors. 103-15 Union Tpke. For more information, visit www.parksideplayers.com. Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst will celebrate the Lunar New Year in its food court today from noon to 6 p.m. Events include a martial arts demonstration with kung fu master Long Fei Yang, Korean and Japanese drummers, tea tasting, classical Chinese dancers and the Dragon dance. The first 200 people who bring an event advertisement or an event social media post will receive a lucky red envelope with prizes. 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. For more information, visit www.shopqueenscenter.com. SUNDAY, MAR. 1 More movies featuring Gordon Willis’ cinematography will be showcased today at Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image. The showcase starts at 2 p.m. with Zelig, Woody Allen’s mockumentary of a “human chameleon” who crossed paths with notable historical figures. The film features actual 1920s-30s newsreel footage TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 • 22 Times Newsweekly/Ridgewood TimesHappenings EDITOR’S PICK: Share your ideas for improving Flushing Meadows Corona Park at the “World’s Park Community Forum” today from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Queens Museum. The session is sponsored by the Design Trust for Public Space and the New York City Parks Department. Admission free with suggested donation. New York City Building at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For more information, visit www.queensmuseum.org.
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