26 MAY 24, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, MAY 24
Hadar Ahuvia and Avi Amon have
been inspired by Jewish feminist
scholarship and stories of women in
the Tanakh and apocrypha. Their
work-in-progress focuses on rituals
surviving through “old wives’ tales”
in the Middle Ages in Europe. Ahuvia
and Amon create gestures, movement
and notion to canonize women’s voices
and priorities. Come check out their
work at 8 p.m. at the Jamaica Center for
Arts and Learning, 161-4 Jamaica Ave.
Free admission for everyone.
FRIDAY, MAY 25
ITINERANT Performance Art
Festival NYC Closing Event is set to
take place at 7 p.m. at the Knockdown
Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth.
Artists include Concha Vidal, Carl
Lawrence, Angeli and Steven Pestana.
This festival invites the public to a
week’s worth of Live Action Art in the
fi ve boroughs across New York City.
Kick off Memorial Day weekend
right at the Melrose Ballroom on 36-
08 33rd St., Astoria. Doors will open
at 10:30 p.m. 21 and over event. Drink
responsibly. You will have the time of
your life in the two-fl oor club. Presold
packages are limited so get yours today!
SATURDAY, MAY 26
Sunnyside Gardens Park presents
you with its Memorial Day Fair, which
will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at 48-
21 39 Ave., Sunnyside. The fair will
include performances by local dance
troupes, rides and bouncy houses, Memorial
Day-themed arts and craft s, face
painting and raffl es throughout the
day! Food and drinks will be available
for purchase. Admission is free and
tickets for rides, activities are available
at sunnysidegardenspark.org.
Author Stacy Horn will be discussing
her book “Damnation Island: Poor,
Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century
New York.” Following the discussion,
there will be walking tour of Blackwell
Island itself. Discussion will
start at The Astoria Bookshop, 31-29
31st St., Astoria, at 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Visit https://www.astoriabookshop.
com//?q=h.calevent&eid=2564 for
more information about the author
and her book.
Who doesn’t love getting a little
messy? The New York Hall of Science is
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making that possible from 1:30 to 5:30
p.m. with Printing and Stamp Making.
Find us at 47-01 111 St., Corona. Using
found objects, kids will create unique
block prints. Tickets are $3 per kid.
Buy your tickets today at nysci.org.
SUNDAY, MAY 27
Single and ready to mingle? Dance
to the music of DJ Andrew Forman
at a Singles Social & Dance from 2
to 6 p.m. at the Rego Park Jewish
Center, 9730 Queens Blvd., Flushing,
Queens. Admission is $10 per person.
Refreshments are provided. Just bring
yourself and your dancing shoes!
Join the Church of the Redeemer
for British Music and Poetry, at 6 p.m.
on 30-14 Crescent St., Astoria. David
Waterland, baritone, and Christopher
Bradshaw, pianist, will be performing
the works of Ralph Vaughn Williams,
John Ireland and George Butterworth.
MONDAY, MAY 28
The Broadway Astoria Memorial
Day Fair by Broadaway Merchants
and Professionals will be taking place
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This fair will be
along Broadway from 42nd Street to
Crescent Street. Enjoy food, drinks,
booths and other entertainment this
fair has to off er.
TUESDAY, MAY 29
Children ages 5-7 are invited to the
Flushing Community Library, 41-17
Main St., from 4:15 to 4:44 p.m. for a
story followed by interactive reading
of beginner books right on their level.
Help your child become a more effi -
cient reader. For more questions call
718-661-1200.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
Last year NYC Ferry began its new
route to Astoria. A trip down memory
lane takes you on a ferry ride to
Old Astoria, churches and Astoria
Park. The walk will begin at the ferry
landing (3-10 Astoria Blvd.). A ferry
arrives from Wall Street (Pier 11) and
three intermediate stops at 6 p.m. Fare
is $2.75. The walk will end at Bohemian
Hall for optional dinner and drinks
and a $20 fee is collected at the start
of the walk. To get more information
and to pre register for this interesting
and historical event, email jaconet@
aol.com.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Discover the magical world of shadow puppetry as you explore and
manipulate the intensity and movement of light. Kids can use fun and
simple materials to design and make creative puppets for storytelling.
This drop-in workshop is recommended for children ages 18 months and
older at the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona, from 10:30
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 27. Admission is $6 per child with paid
museum admission and $5 per child with NYSCI membership.
COUNSELING
PROGRAMS
• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at
Grace Lutheran Church, 21st Avenue
and 32nd Street, Astoria. For more
information, call 718-520-5021.
• NAR-ANON, a self-help support
group for those aff ected by a loved
one’s drug abuse, meets every Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the
Church of the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave.,
Forest Hills. For more information,
call 800-984-0066.
• MASPETH TOWN HALL hosts a
monthly bereavement group every
second Wednesday of the month from
7 to 8:30 p.m., 53-37 72nd St., Maspeth.
Light refreshments and handouts will
be provided. For more information,
call 718-335-6049.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
• ST. MARGARET TROOP 119 meets
every Tuesday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at St.
Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Place,
Middle Village. For more information,
call 718-894-4099.
• BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every
Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, 86-20 114th St., Richmond Hill.
All boys ages 10 1/2 to 17 are welcome.
For information, call 718-478-5747.
• SUNNYSIDE DRUM CORPS meets
every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints
Church, 43-12 46th St., one block off
Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside. Boys
and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join.
For more information, call 718-786-4141.
• CUB SCOUT TROOP 106 meets
every Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church, 81st Street
between Penelope Avenue and Juniper
Boulevard South, Middle Village. For
more information, email communications.
pack106@gmail.com.
• CUB SCOUT PACK 383 meets every
Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St.
Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue
and 68th Street, Glendale. For more
information, call 718-938-2073.
ONGOING SENIOR
PROGRAMS
• RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT
CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., Ridgewood,
welcomes new members 60 years
of age and older every weekday. For
more information, call 718-456-2000.
• RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR
CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., Bushwick,
holds various programs every day. Call
718-366-3083 for more information.
• PETER CARDELLA SENIOR
CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Road,
Ridgewood, holds breakfast and lunch
every weekday, as well as a variety of
programs. For more information, call
718-497-2908.
• SELF-HELP MASPETH SENIOR
CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., holds
beading, jewelry and other programs
daily. Hot lunch served at noon. Transportation
available. For details, call
718-429-3636.
• MIDDLE VILLAGE ADULT CENTER,
69-10 75th St., off ers recreation and fi tness
classes, including zumba, yoga and computers.
Daily transportation, bingo and
hot lunches. Scheduled bus trips available.
Free membership for adults 60+.
For more information, call 718-894-3441.
• REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER,
93-29 Queens Blvd., holds a variety of
programs every day. For more information,
call 718-896-8751.
• SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-
31 39th St., holds programs daily. Call
718-392-6944 for more information.
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