28 TIMES • APRIL 30, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings MAY 1 - MAY 7 EDITOR’S PICK JAI CHOON KIM Renowned Korean folk artist Jai Choon Kim presents her Korean Folk Art for the first time in America in an exhibit called “The Royal Blossom” on Saturday, May 2, through Sunday, May 31. Focusing on the natural elements, such as flowers, insects and birds, this exhibition offers a great opportunity for the public to experience art influenced by exquisite royal palace paintings of the Chosun Dynasty. $5 suggested donation, free for Flushing Town Hall members and students. Flushing Town Hall. 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit flushingtownhall.org. Friday, May 1 Radically multicultural and polystylistic, New York City’s TriBeCaStan is one of contemporary music’s most vibrantly eclectic ensembles, using diverse instruments from around the globe to create an exotic palette of sonic colors and melodies. Bring your dancing shoes to this Global Dance Party. 7 p.m. $10 for Flushing Town Hall members and students, $17 nonmembers. Flushing Town Hall. 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit ushingtownhall.org. Saturday, May 2 Catch the warbler wave and welcome them back at thisspring bird-watching workshop led by Peter Dorosh of the Brooklyn Bird Club.Binoculars recommended. Free. 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Ridgewood Reservoir. Vermont Place. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. New York Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Observe Ospreys in their natural habitat. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome.Bring a pair of binoculars, or ask a ranger to borrow a pair. Free. 10 a.m. Fort Totten Park, Totten Road and Cross Island Parkway. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. The ninth annual celebration of Earth Day Rockaway lets kids and families take part in free environmental activities along the waterfront. Free. Noon to 4 p.m. 59th Street Playground. For more information, visit rwalliance.org “Dying for Beauty: American Women’s Quest for Acceptance,” by Dr. Harriet Davis-Kram will discuss women’s fashion trendsin the 18th through the early 20th centuries, including clothing, makeup and the role of advertising.Her lecture will also focus on the health risks and dangers associated with women’s attempts to achieve certain ideals of beauty, such as pale, sickly complexions or narrow waists. Free. 3 to 4:30 p.m. King Manor Museum. 150-03 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit kingmanor.org. Celebrate Mexico’s diverse cultural history with the vibrant music and dance of the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company. Under the direction of Noemy Hernandez, George Saenz and Alberto Lopez, Calpulli performs a fresh, vital repertoire that honors Mexico’s past as well as Mexican- American cultural expressions in the United States. Ticket prices vary. 2:15 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit ushingtownhall.org. The Briarwood Action Network (BAN) will celebrate that spring has nally arrived with It’s My Park Day! On each It’s My Park Day, thousands of New Yorkers come together to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the ve boroughs. For spring 2015 It’s My Park Day, BAN will be back in Hoover Park. Lend a hand and paint, rake, clean and spruce up the park for spring and summer. There will be arts and crafts, storytelling, and other activities for kids and live music for all. Refreshments will be available for volunteer workers. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Manton Street. For more information, visit briarwoodactionnetwork.com Book lovers and bookstore fans will want to mark Saturday, May 2, on their calendar, as the rst annualnationwide Independent Bookstore Day takes place in bookstores throughout New York City and across thecountry. Astoria Bookshop will be having two formal events happening at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Free. 31-29 31st St. For more information, visit astoriabookshop. com Wander mindfully through streets and avenues of Bayside and learn about the rich cultural heritage of the Photo Credit: Flushing Town Hall neighborhood with historian Jason D. Antos. 2 to 5 p.m. $5 Bayside Historical Society members, $10 non-members. Bayside LIRR Train Station. For more information, visit baysidehistorical.org The H2O Orchestra combines the pleasure of making music with environmental awareness. The H2O Ensemble, an orchestra with instruments constructed from recycled materials, was created to promote conservation in Latin America. The members of this group are professional musicians and build their own instruments from bottles, hoses, pipes, faucets and funnels. Come join us at this fantastic event that will showcase the power of music shaped by the environment. 8 to 10:30 p.m. $50. Kupferberg Center for the Arts. 65-30 Kissena Blvd. For more information, visit kupferbergcenter.org In celebration of the lm’s 50thanniversary, the Museum of the Moving Image and the Academy co-present this special screening of a new 70mm print of“The Sound of Music”from preservation work done by 20th Century Fox and the Academy Film Archive. Wise’s spectacular adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway show is one of cinema’s greatest musical extravaganzas.5:30 p.m. $15. 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit movingimage.us Sunday, May 3 The Alley Pond Giant in Alley Pond Park is the largest and oldest tree in the ve boroughs. Take a walk to view this tree with New York Park Rangers. For all hiking programs they recommend wearing comfortable shoes or boots, and packing water and a light snack. Free. 10 a.m. 67th Avenue. Please pre-register at nyc. gov/parks/rangers/register. Learn how to take better nature photos with Queens Botanical Gardenas your backdrop.Photographer H. David Stein will offer a slideshow of examples, and offer pointers on light and composition. The workshop includes outdoor photography time. Beginning photographers are welcome.$15 per person. Noon to 1:30 p.m. 43-50 Main St. Advance registration and payment isrequired. Please pre-register by calling 718- 886-3800. Falu and her Bollywood Orchestra take inspiration from North Indian classical music and contemporary pop and jazz as they perform songs set to Bollywood lm clips from the ‘60s to ‘80s. Free. 3 p.m. Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. 153-30 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit jcal.org.
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