FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com MAY 19, 2016 • TIMES 31 Friday, May 20 Entertainment - Taikoza, music group will be having a concert from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Taikoza has created a new sound by utilizing Taiko drums which are ancient Japanese drums. Admission is free. Fun & Games - Woodside library, in conjunction with New York Cares, will be offering chess lessons for beginners. Experienced players are also encouraged to come by for some games too. The lesson will be from 4 to 5 p.m. and will be at 54-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside. Saturday, May 21 Arts - The Lorimoto Art Gallery will be showcasing art and furniture in a former knitting factory from 1 to 6 p.m. at 1623 Hancock St., Ridgewood. Entertainment - The Middle Village library will be hosting a concert featuring Peter J. LaRosa. Music will include everything from bossa nova to ballads. The concert will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 72-31 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village. Entertainment - Watch a rebroadcast of the discussion of “Bright Lines” by Tanwi Nandini Islam. The rebroadcast will be from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Ridgewood library, 20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood. Shopping—Glendale/Maspeth United Methodist Church, 66th Place and Central Avenue, Glendale, will be holding a Chinese auction café at 6 p.m. Great prizes and good deserts to be had! Sunday, May 22 Culture - The Evergreens Cemetery in Association with Tony Waag and the American Tap Dance Foundation will be celebrating National Tap Dance Day and visiting the gravesite of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, legendary tap dancer. Come by and enjoy performances by the Tap City Youth Ensemble and the Tap City Junior Ensemble. The celebration will occur from 12 to 1 p.m. at 1629 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn. Shopping - Stop by the Ridgewood Market. More than 40 curated vendors will be there to sell their goods. There will be gifts, foods, and brunch. It will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 657 Fairview Ave. Ridgewood. Entertainment - Ivy Adrian (piano) and Patti Ditzel (violin) will be performing music at the St. Luke’s Church. Music will include pieces from Debussy, Ravel, and Puccini. The concert will be at 3 p.m. at 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. Culture - Imam Shamsi Ali from the Jamaica Muslim Center will be sharing the basics of Islam with emphasis on how Islam compares and contrasts from Judaism. The discussion will start at 2 p.m. and will be at 67-09 108th St., Forest Hills. Monday, May 23 Education - The Woodhaven library will be hosting a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) class for knowledge. This is a great way to accrue experience through hands on activities. The class will be from 4 to 5 p.m. and will be at 85-41 Forest Parkway, Woodhaven. Tuesday, May 24 Education - Ridgewood library will be hosting a class for job seekers in creating resumes. The class be from 1 to 4 p.m. at 20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood. Call (718) 821- 4770 or visit http://www.queenslibrary.org/event/resumes-0 for registration. There will only be 20 openings. Literature - Middle Village library, 72-31 Metropolitan Ave., will be hosting a discussion of “The Vatican Princess: A novel of Lucrezia Borgia” by C.W. Gotner.The discussion will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Copies are available at the Information Desk and as an eBook at queenslibrary.org. Wednesday, May 25 History - Official borough historian Jack Eichenbaum will be hosting a walking tour of the 7 train line from Woodside to Corona. Experience Queens immigrant history while walking through the tour. Meet at The Cuckoo’s Nest, 61-04 Woodside Ave., Woodside. The tour will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants will be limited to 30. For more information, email [email protected]. Entertainment - At the Queens Tavern, there will be a dj playing Wu Tang all night. There will be a drink special with Wu Tang kung fu movies playing. The event will start at 9 p.m. and will be at 6869 Fresh Pond Road Ridgewood. MAY20 25 Counseling Programs Glenridge Alanon, family and friends of alcoholChurch, Palmetto Street and 60th Place in Ridgewood. Beginners meet at 7:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 8:10 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 21st Avenue and 32nd Street in 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 in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave. in Forest Hills. For more information, call 800-984-0066. Youth Activities Boy Scout Troop 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys ages 10 ½ to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 718- 478-5747. Sunnyside Drum Corps meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints Church, 43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside, one block off Queens Boulevard. Boys and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join. For more information, call 718-786-4141. St. Margaret Boy Scout Troops 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, in Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. Cub Scouts Pack 383 meets every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street in Glendale. For more information, call 718-938-2073. - MAY. ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in the Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Ongoing 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. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ happenings EDITOR’S PICK Join historian Jack Eichenbaum on “From Ireland to Cuba,” a walking tour of the 7 train line from Woodside to Corona. Check out Thai, Filipino, South Asian, Himalayan, South American, Mexican, Cuban and Dominican businesses and culture. Tour begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at The Cuckoo’s Nest, 61-04 Woodside Ave., Woodside. For more information, email [email protected].
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