26 MARCH 9, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM THURSDAY MARCH 9 The Queens Council on the Arts will be holding professional development workshop series for artists to learn the business of art. This workshop focuses on developing planning skills that can help with art projects. Three art projects will be critiqued in an open forum. March 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www. queenscouncilarts.org. FRIDAY MARCH 10 The Woodside Library will be screening an Oscar winner or nominee on Friday, March 10 at 12 p.m. If you missed any of these critically acclaimed movies, here’s your chance to see them for free. Queens Library at Woodside, 54-22 Skillman Ave., Woodside. Mardi Gras doesn’t have to end just yet. Visit Flushing Town Hall to hear the modern zydeco accordion and vocal stylings of Jeff ery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys. A dance lesson will be held one hour before the concert to get you ready to groove. $16 per person. 8 p.m on March 10. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. For more information, visit www.fl ushingtownhall.com. SATURDAY MARCH 11 Rabbi Romiel Daniel will lead the Rego Park Jewish Center congregation in a reading of the Megillah on Saturday, March 11 at 7 p.m. Come out in costume if you’d like and enjoy music and light refreshments following the reading. Free. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Belt out your favorite tunes during the “Kings of Karaoke” show at Sweet Jane’s in Ridgewood. The Kings of EDITOR'S PICK Karaoke provide a festive atmosphere, encouraging singers to enjoy themselves and the audience dancing. You’ll hear sick indie, metal, punk, 80’s, 90’s, and all other sorts of great music between the performances. 10 p.m., Sweet Jane’s, 64-02 68th Ave., Ridgewood. SUNDAY MARCH 12 Bring your camera and capture the changing of the seasons at Forest Park on Sunday, March 12 from 11 am to 12:30 p.m. Registration is required. Free. Forest Park Visitor Center, Forest Park, Woodhaven Blvd and Forest Park Dr., Woodhaven. To register, visit www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers/ register. Get a “Taste of the World” during the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs international food festival in Forest Hills. Sample delicious dishes and desserts from more than a dozen popular local restaurants. There will also be raffl es and a bingo-style game where you can win gift certifi cates to local eateries. Admission is $25, sold at the door. 2:30 to 5 p.m., Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School Auditorium, enter through the parking lot on 72nd Road, Forest Hills. For more information, visit http://ourladyqueenofmartyrs. org/totw-2017/. MONDAY MARCH 13 A NYCitizenship attorney will hold and information session at Ridgewood Library on Monday, march 13. Learn the benefi ts of becoming a U.S. citizen, learn how to apply and receive fi nancial counseling. Free. 4 to 6 p.m. Queens Library at Ridgewood, 20-12 Madison St., Ridgewood. Get your bodies rockin’ with Donna James as a part of ShapeUp NYC. Donna James will lead a cardio-based fi tness dance and aerobics class at Richmond Hill Library on March 13. Bring comfortable clothes, sneakers, a towel and a bottle of water. Free. Space is limited and available on a fi rst come fi rst served basis. 5 to 6 p.m. Queens Library at Richmond Hill, 118-14 Hillside Ave., Richmond Hill. TUESDAY MARCH 14 The 7th annual Queens World Film Festival will begin on Tuesday, March 14. Come out for dynamic themed programs, hosted screenings wit engaging talk-backs, and networking opportunities at the Museum of the Moving Image and other locations around Queens. Short and feature lengths narrative fi lms, documentaries, LGBTQ and animated fi lms will be showcased. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information on tickets and events, visit www.queensworldfi lmfestival. com WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 As a part of the “CHANCE ENCOUNTERS: Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism” exhibition at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Emily Ripley will give a lecture on how Cubism, Dada and Surrealism has infl uenced fashion. Stop by to also view the 69 pieces by 23 major artists on display. Free. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Kew Gardens Hills. 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 Learn how to start your summer vegetable garden indoors with the Queens Botanical Garden. Materials are $10 and participants will take home their own starter garden. March 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. To register, visit www.summerveggies.eventbrite.com
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