20 APRIL 5, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Come help keep Queens Botanical
Garden clean, green and growing!
Their horticulture staff is hosting
an engaging, educational day where
you will learn gardening basics and
work hands-on with their plants. Volunteers
must be at least 16 years old.
Registration is free and required at
2018qbghortvolunteering.eventbrite.
com. 9 a.m., Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., Flushing.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Museum of the Moving Image is
screening chaotic action movie “Chasing
the Dragon.” “Chasing the Dragon” is
based on a true story about an infamous
drug pin who emigrated to Hong Kong
and created a drug empire consisting
of dealers and corrupt police. Tickets
are $15. Tickets are available online on
the Museum of the Moving Image website.
7:30 p.m., 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Come to Jackknife Comedy and
watch eight stand-up comedians perform
sets at The Creek and The Cave.
Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie,
hosts of the event, choose their favorite
acts to perform the fi rst Saturday
of every month and have a great time.
This event includes sets from Alex
Pavone and Carmen Lagalai. Tickets
are $5. 8 p.m., The Creek and The Cave,
10-93 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
Painting has been proven to relieve
stress and improve communication
skills, which can be valuable during
Mercury Retrograde. Learn basic
techniques of painting alongside nature
with artist Chemin Hsiao. This
class is recommended for adults and
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children 10 and up. Grab your tickets
at springwatercolor1.eventbrite.com. 2
p.m., 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Queens Museum is holding a free
screening of “A Suitable Girl,” a fi lm
that depicts arranged marriage in a
diff erent light, documenting over four
years’ worth of arranged marriages
and matchmaking processes within
the urban middle-class Indian community.
Directors Sarita Khurana and
Smriti Mundhra will be answering
questions, and aft er the Q&A, light refreshments
will be served. 2 p.m., New
York City Building, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, Queens.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
The “brand” continues to expand as
the number one comedy duo on late
night will be visiting Queens for a live
show. Desus and Mero, Bronx natives
and late night hosts on Viceland, will
be featuring their “Bodega Boys” podcast
live at Lefrak Concert Hall. Tickets
are available at kupferbergcenter.org.
8 p.m., 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing.
“Spettacolo,” an Italian film with
English subtitles, will be screened
as a part of the New Adventures in
Nonfi ction series at the Museum of
the Moving Image. The fi lm is about
villagers who turn their lives into
plays to resolve their issues. This annual
tradition kept the city afl oat, but
the 50th-anniversary performance
may be the last. Tickets are $15 on
movingimage.us. The director will
be in attendance. 6:30 p.m., Museum
of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave.,
Astoria.
MONDAY, APRIL 9
St. John’s University’s Italian
Cultural Center is presenting Siren
Baroque, New York’s only all-female
baroque ensemble. They will be performing
rare music from the convents
of 17th-century Europe. This event is
free and open to the public. RSVP at bit.
do/Suore or call 718-990-5892. 6 p.m.,
St. Thomas More Church, 80-00 Utopia
Pkwy., Jamaica.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10
Do you have debris from your
garden aft er the nor’easter and have
nowhere to dispose of it properly?
Drop off your food scraps, garden
scraps and other compostable items
with the NYC Compost Project Help
transform organic disposals into
nutritious plant food. The Steinway
Community Library will be facilitating
the composting. 8 to 11 a.m., 21-45
31st St., Long Island City.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Queens Museum’s eight-week series
on the legal system and its relation to
social issues continues with “Confi rmation,”
starring Kerry Washington
and Wendell Pierce. Washington and
Pierce reenact the Anita Hill debacle
when Supreme Court Justice Clarence
Thomas was fi rst nominated for the
Court. This fi lm addresses sexism and
racism within the legal system. The
movie is free with museum admission
and open to the general public. 2 to 5
p.m., New York City Building, Flushing
Meadows Corona Park, Queens.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Take part in a truly unique artistic experience during the “Inside, Outside,
Upside Down: Mixed Media in Queens” art show in Glendale. The program
features 13 artists from the area and around the world in a variety of
genres. Many of them will speak during a special artists’ talk at 1 p.m. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, Glendale Maspeth United Methodist
Church, 66-14 Central Ave., Glendale. Call 718-821-7882 for more details.
COUNSELING
PROGRAMS
• 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 affected 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.
• MASPETH TOWN HALL hosts a
monthly bereavement group every
second Wednesday of the month
from 7 to 8:30 p.m., 53-37 72nd St.,
Maspeth. Light refreshments and
handouts will be provided. For
more information, call 718-335-6049.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
• ST. MARGARET TROOP 119 meets
every Tuesday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at St.
Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Place,
Middle Village. For more information,
call 718-894-4099.
• 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.
• CUB SCOUT TROOP 106 meets
every Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church, 81st Street
between Penelope Avenue and Juniper
Boulevard South, Middle Village. For
more information, email communications.
pack106@gmail.com.
• 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.
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