FOR happenings BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com MAY 14, 2015 • TIMES 29 MAY 15 - MAY 21 GOLDAS BALCONY Daily Senior Programs Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70Th Ave., Welcomes New Members 60 Years Of Age Or Older Every Weekday. For More Information, Call 718-456-2000. Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Center, 319 Stanhope St., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-366-3038. Peter Cardella Senior Center, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-497-2908. Self-Help Maspeth Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., Will Hold Beading, Jewelry And Other Programs. Hot Lunch Served At Noon. Transportation Available. For More Information, Call 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. And Tai-Chi Chuan At 10:15 A.M. For More Information, Call 718- 894-3441. Rego Park Senior Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-896-8751. Sunnyside Senior Center, 43-31 39Th St., Will Hold Various Programs. For More Information, Call 718-392-6944. Forest Hills Senior Center, 108-25 62Nd Dr., Will Hold Various Programs And Hot Lunch. For More Information, Call 718-699-1010. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., will hold programs including art, computer and exercise classes. For more information, call 1-718-738-8100. EDITOR’S PICK u u u u u u u u u Visit Astoria for the Astoria Spring Street Fair. Vendors will be selling food and various items. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 31st Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street. Do you have spring fever? Join EmblemHealth for a day of fun, health and wellness right in the neighborhood at the Rock Church in Elmhurst. There will be health screenings, a carnival for kids, live music and entertainment and more. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 57-02 Hoffman Drive. Monday, May 18 Ted Alexandro has been a comedian for 20 years and will perform at Q.E.D. as part of the Ted Alexandro Show. Time Out NY called Ted “one of the funniest comedians working today.”Ted has performed on “David Letterman,” “Conan O’Brien,” “Jimmy Kimmel,” “Craig Ferguson,” “The View” and two half-hour specials on Comedy Central.Ted opened for Louis C.K. at Carnegie Hall. 8 to 9:30 p.m. $5. Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria.com. At Artist Peer Circle Poetry and Prose Reading, featuring Catherine Fletcher, Jared Harel, Mary Lannon, Meera Nair, Vaughn Watson and peer facilitator Nancy Agabian, the writers will share new works of prose and poetry in progress.Each writer will read for 15 minutes, with a 15 intermission to network and meet the writers.This 3rd Space event will provide a platform for Queens-based writers to present their work, develop a Queensbased audience, and foster a Queens-based literary community.6 to 8 p.m. $10. Queens Museum of Art. 11-01 Corona Ave. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org. Tuesday, May 19 Some of the best NYC comics perform stand-up, and the audience answers trivia based on the act they just saw. So you don’t have toknow anything! You can laugh, feel smart, and not think.Winners get a free tab. 8 p.m. Free. The Creek and the Cave. 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. Wednesday, May 20 The summer resort North Beach, located where LaGuardia Airport is now, was a major vacation destination in Queens from 1886-1917. This slide presentation by the Queens Historical Society will take you through the history of the area as it developed and declined. 7 p.m. Free. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit astorialic.org. “Gun Country” highlights true stories by those whose lives have been touched by guns. A series which includes a program of live storytelling, and interconnected original plays exploring American life through its rearms and the human beings they touch. 10 a.m. Free. Also showing on Thursday, May 21, at 8 p.m. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit jcal.org. Thursday, May 21 Artprovis a uniquely entertaining show that brings together different artistic mediums to inspire each other and create new works of art together. The Artprov cast of comics create improvised scenes and songs based on the gallery of their guest artist work, who, at the same time, create a new painting, sculpture, or piece based on the scenes based on their work. Q.E.D.7:30 to 9:00 p.m. $5.Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria.com. Hosted by mind-reader Eric Dittelman (“America’s Got Talent,” “Ellen”), Amazeballs presents the best professional magicians in NYC testing out brand-new material. 10 p.m. Free. The Creek and the Cave. 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. A riveting portrait of Golda Meir, one of the great women of our time,“Golda’s Balcony”is the latest work from Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson (“The Miracle Worker,” “Two for the Seesaw”), and an award-winning smash hit that, in 15 sold-out months on Broadway, set the record for the longest one-woman show in Broadway history. From the pogroms of Russia to the halls of the Knesset, the story ofGolda Meiristhe story of the state of Israel in the 20th century. Saturday, May 16, through Sunday, May 17. 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. For more information, visit kupferbergcenter.org. EDITOR’S PICK STARGAZING Photo Credit: Thomas Bresson Join Mark Freilich, professor and astronomer for an exciting evening of stargazing. See the moon up close, learn about and view the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Big Dipper, Jupiter and the brightest star – Sirius. This program will feature an indoor interactive question and answer session on basic astronomy. Saturday, April 18, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15 per person. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. To pre-register, call 718-229-4000.
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