28 TIMES • MAY 14, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings MAY 15 - MAY 21 THE LIVING PYRAMID This spring a major project by New York City-based artistAgnes Deneswill add life to the city’s skyline with a curving pyramid on Socrates Sculpture Park’s East River waterfront in Long Island City, Queens. Titled“The Living Pyramid,” Denes’s new large-scale, site-specific earthwork willspan 30 feet at its four-sided base and ascend 30 feet high, created from several tons of soil and planted grasses. It will be open every day from 10 a.m. to sunset. Sunday, May 17, through Sunday, August 30. Free. Runs through Sunday, May 30. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org Friday, May 15 professional telescope. 7:30 p.m. $15 per person. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern A cast of 100 students from rst to eighth grade Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com. will perform “Shrek the Musical” on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. $8 for adults, Learn how caterpillars change into beautiful $5 for students and seniors. Call 718-846-0689 butter ies. Search the trails for munched leaves, for more details. St. Mary Gate of Heaven School, creeping caterpillars and hanging chrysalises. 104-06 101st Ave. Take home your very own caterpillar and watch it change into a painted lady butter y. Snack Bring a chair or blanket and visit Rochdale Park for included. This program is for ages 3 to 4 and will a showing of Annie. Popcorn and other snacks will take place at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, be served. Board games begin at 7:00 pm. Movie 228-06 Northern Blvd. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $24 per begins at 8 p.m. 133-39 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. For child. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond. more information, visit nycgovparks.org. com. Musical Improv comes to Astoria in a new monthly Two French masters, two cherished masterpieces. showcase of NYC’s best and brightest musical Faure’s“Requiem”is a profound work of timeless improv teams. Every scene, every note, every beauty; Poulenc’s“Gloria”is playful, boisterous lyric will be fully improvised into a beautiful Naive and stirringly serene. Paired together, they will Melody. This show features Dance oor Makeout make a delightful evening of musical depth and (NYC, Miami Improv Fests), Big D and The Closers contrast not to be missed. 8 p.m. $20 general (Indy Supergroup), Red Shirts (Star Trek Musical admission, $5 students. Kupferberg Center for the Improv!) and is produced and hosted by Louie Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. For more information, Pearlman. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd visit kupferbergcenter.org. Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria.com. Saturday, May 16 Sunday, May 17 Seasoned professor and astronomer Mark Freilich Join the Alley Pond Environmental Center for a will lead the interactive astronomy program “Star nature related story in “Animal Tales – A Butter y Searchers: Exploring the Night Sky.” It features Story.” Enjoy a snack, meet an animal and take a an indoor question and answer session on basic trail walk. Limited to 12 participants. 1:30 to 3: 30 astronomy followed by outdoor viewing using a p.m. $18 per child. 228-06 Northern Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com In “The Magic Circus,” cutting edge magicians who call themselves Mystics Merlin present an afternoon of jaw-dropping magical effects up close and in your face. They will dazzle with cards, balloons and ropes and pull magic from thin air. Ticket prices vary. Jamaica Center for the Performing Arts, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit jcal.org. Rego Park Jewish Center will be having a tea and lecture featuring Cynthia Zalisky, executive director of the Queens Jewish Community Council lecturing in “Jerusalem, the Heart and Soul of the Jewish People.” Chair Noreen Daniel’s lecture will be titled “The Song of Songs – ShirHashirim.” 2:30 p.m. $8 p.m. 97-30 Queens Blvd. Call 718-459-1000 for more details. Gabriela Albergaria’s work involves one territory: nature. Through drawing, photography and sculpture, the artist seeks to examine and deconstruct the cultural and social beliefs surrounding images of the natural. Albergaria builds on these concepts with”Two Trees in Balance”at Socrates Sculpture Park, where she will erect a10-footconcrete wall adorned with two suspended trees. For the artist,“Two Trees in Balance”is “the moment where human and natural terrains intersect.”It will be open every day from 10 a.m. to sunset. Runs through August 30. Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark. org Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” speaks to the turmoil and uncertainty of current events as it did when Napoleon was threatening all of Europe. The music conjures up the fear and terror of the times ultimately culminating in a paean of triumph over the forces of evil in its heroic nal chorus “Dona Nobis Pacem.”4 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave. For more information, visit queensoratorio.org. Several species of owls can be found in NYC Parks. Scientists often use owl pellets to learn more about their behaviors and habits. Using the park as our laboratory, get a chance to dissect a real owl pellet while learning more about these mysterious raptors. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Alley Pond Park Adventure Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com. Rufus King loved to read and owned over 3,500 books. Take a tour of the museum to see his library. Create a book, decorate it using a popular 19th-century technique called paper marbleizing and design your own bookplate. Families with children of all ages are welcome. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit kingmanor.org. EDITOR’S PICK
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