It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council The Golden Oldies (Barbara Cook, Louis Armstrong, Martin Scorsese) compete for attention with the Cutting Edge (Boogie Stomp, a new music forum, performance art) this week. Other upcoming events include Queen Mother of Reality, a Muslim perspective on the Holocaust and a hike through the dunes. Here’s the rundown. • Tonight (Thursday), May 8, Griffin Dunne in Person and Two Movies, 7 p.m. Griffin Dunne, the actor and director best known for his starring role in Martin Scorsese’s After Hours, gives one of the finest performances of his career in the bittersweet new independent comedy The Discoverers, directed by Justin Schwarz. In this special doublefeature, Dunne and Schwarz appear in person to discuss and watch these films. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Thursday, May 8, Boogie Stomp!, times vary (Runs through May 31). Variations Theatre Group presents Boogie Stomp!, a theatrical evening starring two of the greatest jazz/boogie/stride/blues pianists in the world, Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza. $45. Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with matinees on Sunday at 3 p.m. (Special gala performance Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. with cocktail reception and catered -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 60- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn buffet supper.) The Chain Theatre, 21-28 45th Rd., LIC, www.VariationsTheatreGroup.com. • Friday, May 9, Utamaro and His Five Women, 7 p.m. The Museum of the Moving Image is honoring Kenji Mizoguchi (1898–1956), who produced 85 films that spanned the silent and sound eras in Japan. In this eponymous film, woodblock printmaster Utamaro shuts out the turbulence of the rambunctious 17th century Edo period by painstakingly and conscientiously practicing his art, with the help of five selflessly devoted models. An incensed local magistrate devises a particularly insidious punishment by banning Utamaro from drawing for 50 days. MMI, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Saturday, May 10, Broadway legend Barbara Cook, 8 p.m. Twotime Grammy and Tony winner Barbara Cook graces the stage for an unforgettable evening filled with her silvery soprano, warm presence and purity of tone. From Broadway’s favorite ingénue to the defining voice of an era, Cook has performed countless awe-inspiring performances throughout her lifetime. $45/$55/$69. Colden Auditorium, Kissena Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway, Flushing, www.kupferbergcenter.org (save 20% off four tickets using code TODAY 104COP will meet at 8 p.m. at St Pancras Parish Hall, Myrtle Ave and 68th St., Glendale. UNITED FORTIES CIVIC ASSOC. will meet at 7 p.m. at St. Teresa’s Parish Hall, 50th Ave and 45th St., Woodside. SENATOR JOSEPH ADDABBO Mobile Office will be available at the Ozone Park Library, 82-24 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For information call 1-718-738- 1111. 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 hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784-6173, ext. 112. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 29- TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014 • 22
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