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THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Are you a part of the 77% of Americans
who own a smartphone, but are
having diffi culty using your device?
Do not despair. The Queens Library
in Woodside off ers free mobile device
computer classes every Thursday.
Bring your Google Android or Apple
IOS device and learn how to use it. The
Queens Library in Woodside off ers
programs and activities daily, which
include ESOL courses, tax assistance
and childrens’ games.
When: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Queens Library at Woodside,
54-22 Skillman Ave., Woodside
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-429-4700
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
Relative Fields in a Garden, a multimedia
season installation is at The
Queens Museum. This exhibition
feature an artistic mother-daughter
collaboration. Created by mother Liz
Philips and daughter Heidi Howard,
this 40-foot wall combines Howard’s
vivid portrait with Philips sound work,
which creates interactive sound fi elds.
As a part of the Museum’s large wall
series, the museum has featured yearlong
commissions by women-identifi ed
artists.
When: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: Queens Museum New York
City Building, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park
Cost: $8, $4 For Seniors, Free For
Children, Students & NYC Department
of Education Employees
Contact: 718-592-9700
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
Ghostly Kisses, Ellis and Pearl
Sugar will perform at Trans-Pecos
on Saturday night. Named aft er William
Faulkner’s poem, Ghostly Kisses
plays the dreamy pop music of singer
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songwriter Margaux Sauvé. This upin
coming band has two albums: The
City Holds My Heart and What You
See. American singer songwriter
Ellis wants her performances to be,
“a place where people can see themselves.”
Pearl Sugar off ers the audience
its unique synth pop as well.
When: 8 - 11:59 p.m.
Where: Trans-Pecos, 915 Wyckoff
Ave., Ridgewood
Cost: $10 - $12
Contact: Email booking@thetranspecos.
com
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church
will host their 8th annual parish
fundraiser in McLaughlin Hall which
includes the Taste of the World food
festival. Taste of the World food festival
serves the world on a platter for their
attendees. Food will come from all over.
Some of the vendors include: Jack &
Nellie’s, Rove, Tuscan Hills, Portofi no,
Matiz, La Dolce Italia Bakery, La Vigna,
Rimtin, Cipollina Gourmet Italian
Market, Keuka Kafe, La Boulangerie,
Chipotle, Agra Palace, Bund, Violet’s
Vietnamese Shoppe Guantanamera,
Alba Pizzeria and Restaurant, new
restaurant Deasura and Starbucks Coffee.
This food fest will also have raffl e
tickets from Foodtown, Panera Bread,
Austin’s Ale House, The Wine Room of
Forest Hills and Nick’s Bistro.
When: 2:30 - 5 p.m.
Where: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
Church, 110-6 Queens Blvd., Forest
Hills
Cost: $25 - $30
Contact: 718-268-6251
MONDAY, MARCH 11
Presented by Dr. Pete and Dr. Stew
Kandel, Clowning Around Tours gives
attendees the chance to experience a
real circus adventure. This is not just
a show. Your ticket to the tour gets you
a real interactive experience, which
makes Flushing Meadows’ World’s
Fairs history come alive. The event has
a hands-on cornucopia of clown antics,
miming, balloon sword play, balloons
of all shapes and sizes, juggling, kazoos,
harmonicas and more. Part of the show
includes historic sites explored from
a clown’s point of view as well. This is
New York City’s only interactive clowning
around circus experience
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Flushing Meadows Corona
Park
Cost: $20 - $40
Contact: 347-502-7352
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
Watch American Single!, an
interactive live dating game show,
at The Footlight Bar in Ridgewood.
One American girl and one volunteer
from the crowd go on their
first date in front of a live audience.
The audience is encouraged to open
their phones by matching with
her through a popular dating app.
Throughout the date, the audience
can offer their every thought and
criticism via live poll. This award
winning and audience-interactive
show mixes stand-up, improv, and
performance art to create an experience
audiences will never forget.
When: 9 – 11 p.m.
Where: The Footlight Bar, 465
Seneca Ave., Ridgewood
Cost: $7
Contact: 718-673-8211
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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 affected 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. 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.
Come to the New York Hall of Science to experience the Flight of the Butterfl
ies, a 3D movie that takes visitors on a treacherous yet captivating journey.
In the 3D theater, visitors are a part of the monarch butterfl y’s journey. Visitors
watch their migration patterns closely, witnessing thousands fl y through
the peaks of Mexico. Experience what 40 years of research looks like to fi nd
the monarch butterfl y’s secret hideaway. Monday, March 11, 11 a.m & 2 p.m.,
New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Corona, $6 Adults, $5 Children,
Seniors & Students (Plus General Admission). For info, call 718-688-0005.
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