FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com APRIL 2. 2015 • TIMES 29 APR 3 - APR 9 happenings TUESDAY, APRIL 7 As part of Kids Week Queens, join Urban Park Rangers to hone your five senses and enjoy testing your skills playing Native American games. Free. 1 p.m. Kissena Park. Kissena Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. Bring your little gardeners and nature lovers to Queens Botanical Garden for a relaxing afternoon featuring natureinspired stories, followed by a botanicallythemed craft activity. Limited to first 30 children; while supplies last. Free with garden admission. 2 to 3:30 p.m. 43-50 Main St. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Join Urban Park Rangers and learn outdoor skills with your kids. Do you know about proper hiking gear? Do you want to learn how to use a compass?How can I collect drinking water?These are just examples of the type of skills you may learn to accomplish during this program.Free. 1 p.m. Forest Park Visitor Center. Enter the park on Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. Spring has sprung at the Alley Pond Environmental Center. Children will be exploring the ecosystems and finding out what happened to plants and animals over the long winter. Story time, a snack and time with APEC’s indoor animals will be included in this spring adventure. Limited to 12 participants. This program is for children ages 3 to 6. 10 a.m. to noon. $21 per child. 228-06 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit alleypond.com Your kids will become animal care trainees for one day at Alley Pond Environmental Center. Children will have hands-on experience in feeding, brushing, cleaning and learning all about the needs of APEC’s animals. Snack and animal care trainee certificates are included. Limited to 8 participants for children ages 8 to 12. 10 a.m. to noon. $21 per child. 228-06 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit alleypond.com THURSDAY, APRIL 9 It’s easy to construct a simple raised bed for your community garden and a double bed provides an easier gardening experience for senior members. GreenThumb will share ideas on design and discuss ways to plan your garden plot for maximum production. Free. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 107-27 Inwood St. Call 212-788- 8070 for more details. Justin Williams and Akash Bhasin drink, banter and host a showcase titled “Death Comedy Jam” featuring the best young comics from NYC and beyond. The free Tecate for the audience flows like the laughter that earned Death Comedy Jam the 2013 Creek Award for Best Stand-Up Show. Free. 10 p.m. The Creek and the Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. EDITOR’S PICK Daily 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. 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. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., will hold programs including art, computer and exercise classes. For more information, call 1-718-738-8100. EDITOR’S PICK After conquering the world of music and ascending the pinnacle of New York’s cultural scene with America’s premier entertainment and lecture space, Steinway Hall, the Steinway family turned their interests toward transportation. Join the Greater Astoria Historical Society for a lecture on the Steinway family’s influence on Long Island City and the rest of New York’s transportation system on Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. Free for GAHS members, $5 for non-members. Greater Queens Historical Society. 35-20 Broadway. For more information, visit astorialic.org. THE LAUGHING RIVER Dino Blanche, an avid practitioner of martial arts for more than 38 years and founder of martial arts studio The Laughing River, offers a sampling of jujitsu and other self-defense techniques for young people ages 8 to 18 on Monday, April 6. The signature of a parent or guardian is required for participants under age 18. Free. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Queens Library at Langston Hughes, 10001 Northern Blvd. Call 718-651-1100 for more details. Photo credit: thelaughingriver.com
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