It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council French wine mixes with Frogtown this week, and orchids mix with a meditation extravaganza. The Manhattan Transfer comes to town, and a series on contemporary European films kicks off. All this and the opening of baseball season: Let’s Go Mets! Here’s the rundown. • Tonight (Thursday), Apr. 3, Merengue, 7 p.m. An hour lesson with the Farrington Ballroom Dance School followed by an hour of open dance. $10. Skip the class and join open dance at 8 p.m for $5. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, www.queenstheatre.org. • Friday, Apr. 4, Unit 7, 7 p.m. The Museum of the Moving Image (MMI) presents Panorama Europe, a series of 17 contemporary films and a program of shorts. The first movie, Unit 7, presented by the Consulate General of Spain, is about a narcotics squad on the mean streets of late- 1980s Seville. Engrossing character development takes place as the fourman squad succumbs to corruption. $12. MMI, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Friday, Apr. 4 Queens Artists Slam, 7 p.m. Young, emerging artists across a range of disciplines come together to share new work and works-in-progress. These multidisciplinary performance artists explore the boundaries of poetry, -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 59- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn comedy, sculpture, video art and music. $5. Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria, www.queenscouncilarts.org. • Saturday, Apr. 5, Taiwan: A World of Orchids, 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, this exhibit celebrates the botanical accomplishments of the world’s largest exporter of orchids. Children’s crafts 10 a.m to 5 p.m, garden tour at 1 p.m, musical performance and tea ceremony at 1:45 p.m. Free with admission. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, www.queensbotanical.org. • Saturday, Apr. 5, One Night in Frogtown, 2:15 p.m. A multimedia musical based on Emmy-winning author/composer Philip Pelletier’s musical storybook. The story comes alive through projected animations, live reading and live music. Pelletier is available to sign books after the show. $12 adults/$8 children. Buy two family shows and the third is free. Attend and enter to win four tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna at Citi Field. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., www.flushingtownhall.org. • Saturday, Apr. 5, Wine Tasting, 5 p.m. Wines from France, light refreshments and a souvenir wine glass. $40 (must be 21 or older). TODAY RIDGEWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS AND CIVIC ASSOC. will meet at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 70th St., off Forest Ave., Ridgewood. GLENDALE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St Pancras Pfeifer Hall, 68th St. and Myrtle Ave., Glendale. COMMUNITY BOARD 2 will hold a public hearing and public meeting at 7 p.m. at Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39th St. Sunnyside. NEW VISIONS DEMOCRATIC CLUB will hold their annual dinner dance from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bruno’s on the Boulevard, 88-25 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. GLENDALE KIWANIS will meet at Zum Stammtisch restaurant, Myrtle Ave. and 70th St., at 12:30 p.m. MASPETH KIWANIS will meet at O’Neills Restaurant, 64- 21 53rd Drive, Maspeth at 12:15 p.m.R IDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Many programs and meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456-2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-392-6944. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold beading, jewelry and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 1-718- 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., Tai-Chi-Chuan at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 1-718-894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61-20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, 43-31 39th St., will -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 25- TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 • 22
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