MAMRACRHC 1H2 1- 2m-AMRCARHC 1H8,1 280,1250 1•5 T•IMTIEMSE S 2 233 happenings >MAR 12-18 Join the New York Hall of Science for a celebration of Pi Day with a special workshop with Sibel Deren Guler. Visitors will spend the afternoon observing, designing, and testing the way people act with the exhibition and speculate into the future to re-envision how to make Mathematica more interactive and playful. Visitors will sketch out their ideas through design thinking exercises and build them out of simple craft materials. RVSP required at nysci.org. 47-01 11th Street. Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15 The monthly film series at the Queens Museum returns with a special presentation of “Genderings,” featuring the works of filmmakers who focus on the lives and experiences of transgender and gender-non-conforming people. A Q&A session with the filmmakers will also take place. NYC Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 3 p.m. Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with our Vets. You’ll get a familystyle dinner—corned beef and cabbage, mashed potatoes and all the trimmings. Beer, wine, soda, coffee and dessert. Plus, dancing with DJ Richie. $30 per person. All proceeds go toward American Legion Post 118. Call Jennifer 718-296-3923 or Loretta 718-843- 1292 to order tickets. 1 to 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at 89- 02 91st St. The Astoria Symphony Orchestra presents Brahm’s valedictory “Symphony No. 4,” along with Barber’s wistful, reflective work for soprano and orchestra “Knoxville, Summer of 1915,” as well as Mozart’s “Overture to Die Zauberflote.” Long Island City High School, 14-30 Broadway. $25. 5 p.m. TheReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival presents award-winning movies by and about people with disabilities. “Autistic Like Me” is a candid portrait of the fathers and male caregivers of children with autism. Central Queens Y, 67-09 108th St. 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 The 5th Annual Queens World Film Festival will screen 116 films in locations all throughout Queens beginning with the Museum of the Moving Image. The festival includes an annual multi-day, multivenue festival, youth-oriented educational initiatives and yearround screening opportunities for QWFF filmmakers past and present. The festival screens challenging films representative of quality independent cinema from around the world and around the corner. Runs through March 22. Tickets are $12, $9 for seniors and students. For more information, visit queensworldfilmfestival.com. As part of the Sculpture Center’s Conversation series, there will be a discussion of Ecofeminism and the work of Araya Rasdjarmreaernsook. Her subjects are often muted in “othered” social positions in her video works. She uses poetry to engage thoughts of ignored established hierarchies between animals, women, the poor, the sick and the dead. 44-19 Purves Street. 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 The Queens Symphony Orchestra is hosting a free concert, “The Sounds of Broadway.” Reservations are required. Call 718-570- 0909 to make reservations. Southern Queens Salon Series are co-produced with NYC Council Member Eric Ulrich. 7 p.m. at West End Temple, 147-02 Newport Ave. Enjoy a hands-on workshop designed for artists who wish to better communicate about their work with the program “Best Practice for Writing Letters of Inquiry and Artist Statements.” Participants will learn not only how to writer clearer, more concise letters and statements, but also tips and tricks to think more clearly about the process. Part two is on Wednesday, March 25. Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave. RSVP at queenscouncilarts.org. $10. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Guitarist Francisco Roldán performs music from Columbia, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Venezuela and the United States. 6 p.m. at Queens Library Woodhaven, 85-41 Forest Parkway. Senior Programs •Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older every weekday. For more information, call 718-456-2000. •Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Center, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 718-366-3038. •Peter Cardella Senior Center, 68- 52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood will hold various programs. For more information, call 718-497- 2908. •Self-Help Maspeth Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold beading, jewelry and other programs. Hot lunch served at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 718-429-3636. •Middle Village Adult Center, 69- 10 75th St., will hold arts and crafts at 10 a.m., sit and be fit at 1 p.m. and Tai-Chi Chuan at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 718-894-3441. •Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 718-896-8751. •Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 718-392-6944. •Forest Hills Senior Center, 108- 25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs and hot lunch. For more information, call 718-699-1010 EDITOR’S PICK Get your dancing shoes on and join members of the renowned Taylor 2 on Saturday, March 14, for an interactive dance workshop. This class, for ages 10 and up, will incorporate the athleticism, humor and emotion found in Paul Taylor’s work. After the workshop, the Taylor 2 dance company will put on a performance. Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit flushingtownhall.org. Workshop starts at 1 p.m. and performance begins at 2:15 p.m.
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