34 TIMES • MARCH 17, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com MAR .17 23 happenings Thursday, March 17 EDUCATION—The Long Island City Queens Library branch, 37-44 12th St., offers the National External Diploma program to assist adults who have not yet earned a high school diploma. For more information, call 718-752-3723. HEALTH-- Instructor Mirelle Nitelle will be leading a tai chi session for beginners from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Queens Library of Woodside, 54-22 Skillman Ave. ENTERTAINMENT—As part of their 6th annual celebration, Queens World Film Festival will screen, “Julio of Jackson Heights”, a documentary fi lm that revolves around the coming out of New York’s largest and until then most closeted LGBTQ community, at 8pm at PS 69, Jackson Heights, Tickets $12 general admission. Friday, March 18 EDUCATION—The Langston Hughes Community Library, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona, will hold “Dragons and Dreams,” an educational program for children from kindergarten through fi fth grade on different states of matter, from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, March 19 ARTS—The Queens Museum will host “TALKaCTIVE,” a performance art conversation series on gender roles and feminism, from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. ENTERTAINMENT—As part of this year’s Queens World Film Festival, the Museum of the Moving Image will be screening “Smithereens” at 7 p.m. This movie, set in the 1980s, shows the road a girl from Jersey travels upon in her mission to make it in the punk rock music scene. The Museum of the Moving Image is located on 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria. General admission is $15. MUSIC—The Howard Beach Queens Library will hold DJ’ing 101, a disc jockey educational course, from 11 a.m. to noon at 92-06 156th Ave. ENTERTAINMENT — Queens own nano-scale micro-brewery, Bridge and Tunnel Brewery will host a free event from 1 to 9 p.m. The brewery is located on 15-35 Decatur St in Ridgewood. CHILDREN—The Queens Library of Woodhaven will hold a fun LEGO play session from 3 to 4 p.m. at 85-41 Forest Pkwy. Counseling Programs Glenridge Alanon, family and friends of alcoholChurch, Palmetto Street and 60th Place in 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 in 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 in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave. in Forest Hills. For more information, call 800-984-0066. Sunday, March 20 CHILDREN—Learn how to create a selfi e collage during a drop-in family workshop at the Queens Museum. Families with children ages fi ve through 12 are encouraged to participate in the workshop, held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the museum’s Unisphere Gallery. No registration required to attend. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. ART-- Author Sergey Kadinsky will be at the Greater Historical Society for a Q&A session on his new book “Hidden Waters of New York City,” followed by a book signing. The event takes place at 2 p.m. at the society located at 35-20 Broadway in Long Island City. CHILDREN—The New York International Children’s Festival will screen short animated fi lms at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria beginning at 2:30 p.m. Recommended for children ages eight through 14. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria. PERFORMANCE—The Thalia Theatre in collaboration with the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, present their musical, “La Boda Mexicana” or “Mexican Wedding” at 9:30 p.m. at The Thalia Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave. in Sunnyside. GOVERNMENT — ChhayaCDC hosts its monthly “Citizenship Application Assistance Workshop” where participants will be given access to information sessions and will be able to meet with an attorney to discuss questions regarding their citizenship. Admission is free, event will take place from 2:30 to 6 pm in 37- 43 77th Street, Jackson Heights. For more information contact 718-478-3848 or email at info@chhayacdc.org Monday, March 21 HEALTH — The Ridgewood Meditation Group will meet for guided meditation sessions complete with presentations and discussions on the health benefi ts of the practice of meditation, admission is free, event takes place from 7 to 8:45 pm in 1882 Woodbine St. Tuesday, March 22 ENTERTAINMENT— Ridgewood Ale Hosts hosts their weekly Karaoke Tuesday from 9 p.m. With spring just a few days away, the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society will host its “East Meets West” festival featuring kite- ying at the Onderdonk House this Saturday, March 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. Learn about Benjamin Franklin, the Founding Father whose famous kite experiment uncovered facts about electricity, and the Chinese Qingming Festival. Residents can bring their own kite or purchase a kite-making kit. Children free, adults $5 donation. Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. For more information, call 718-456-1776 or visit www.onderdonkhouse.org. Youth Activities Boy Scout Troop 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys ages 10 ½ to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 718- 478-5747. Sunnyside Drum Corps meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints Church, 43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside, one block off Queens Boulevard. Boys and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join. For more information, call 718-786-4141. St. Margaret Boy Scout Troops 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, in Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. Cub Scouts Pack 383 meets every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street in Glendale. For more information, call 718-938-2073. - MAR . Ongoing 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. ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in the Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! to 12 a.m., free admission, 57-38 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood. Wednesday, March 23 ENTERTAINMENT —The Queens Museum hosts “And The Beat Goes On: Music-Making On Film,The Buddy Holly Story” an event open to the public with a special invitation to senior citizens. They will screen the fi lm, “The Buddy Holly Story” from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. ART — The Queens Museum’s “Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program” hosts a meal and small discussion with artist Kimberly Drew from 7 to 9pm, at Ayada Thai Restaurant, 7708 Woodside Ave in Elmhurst. ENTERTAINMENT — The Keep hosts its weekly “Hot Jazz and Gypsy Jam” at 10 pm in 205 Cypress Avenue. For more information call, (718) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ GO FLY A KITE!
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