-CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- Turkish Cultural Center Queens brings good food, entertainment and Turkish hospitality. First place, $250; second place, $150; third place: $100, $25/$10 (children ages seven to 15). Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31st St., Sunnyside, www.tccqueens.org. • Saturday, May 31, Gabriela Granados: Retrospectiva, 8 p.m. A spectacular showcase of flamenco, Spanish classics and zarzuelas with the American Bolero Dance Company. $28/$20 seniors/$12 children and students. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12 35th Ave., Astoria, www.ambolero.com. • Saturday, May 31, Book Extravaganza, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Large selection of books, DVDs, tshirts, homemade goodies. Free. Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, LIC, www.astorialic.org. • Saturday, May 31, The World of the 7 Train, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This is official Queens historian Jack Eichenbaum’s signature tour. The ride-and-walk excursion takes place in LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona and Flushing. (Lunch is in Flushing.) $40, registration by mail to Jack Eichenbaum, 36-20 Bowne St., #6C, Flushing, NY 11354 (include name, phone and email address). The program and other info are available by email to jaconet@aol.com. • Saturday, May 31, The Love of Sumako, the Actress, 5 p.m; Miss Oyu, 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. Sumako is about the consuming drive of the pure creator. Sumako Matsui, one of Japan’s first actresses and an unapologetic nonconformist, attracts the eye of a movie director, who leaves his family to be with her. In Miss Oyu, wealthy bachelor Shinnosuke is set to marry Shizu, but instead he falls in love with her young widowed sister. The three make an arrangement, but their pact proves vulnerable. MMI, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Sunday, June 1, Peter Pan, 1 and 3 p.m. This production explores the journey of children in turn-ofthe century London who use their imaginations to reenact the story of Peter Pan. $14 or purchase a Family Series Flex Pass for $100 (10 tickets to use however you want.) Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, www.queenstheatre.org. • Sunday, June 1, A Dream of Red Pavilions (Staged Reading), 4 p.m. The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre presents A Dream of Red Pavilions, the classic Chinese novel that questions society’s mores and norms. $10. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., www.flushingtownhall.org. • Sunday, June 1, Poland’s International Children’s Day, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Polish culture, art and food. More than 30 vendors and stalls, live music and entertainment, folk dance and song performances, Junior Miss Polonia, talent competition, face-painting, crafts, rides and petting zoo. Free. Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Beach, www.pl-int-childrensday-2014.com. • Sunday, June 1, The Crucified Lovers, 2 p.m.; Victory of Women, 4:30 p.m.; My Love Burns, 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. The Crucified Lovers is about an apprentice scrollmaker who attempts to help his master’s wife out of a delicate financial situation, and as a result the two end up on the lam together. Victory of Women depicts a female lawyer who takes up the case of a recently widowed woman who killed her baby rather than raise it amid poverty and plundering. My Love Burns illustrates the feminist adage that “the personal is political.” Trailing a friend who has been sold into slavery, Eiko relocates to Tokyo, where she works with the progressive party and falls in love with its leader. She suffers untold brutality for the cause, but when the progressives come into power, the issue of women’s rights has been forgotten. MMI, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Wednesday, June 4, Monthly Jazz Jam with Special Guest Kenny Brawner, 7 p.m. Jam session led by house band Queens Jazz OverGround. Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, and music educators. $10, free for performers. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., www.flushingtownhall.org “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers will enjoy the borough’s attractions. 37th Road and from 74th to 77th Street. Two stages will feature entertainment throughout the day with performances by a variety of artists showcasing their singing, dancing and comedic abilities. The family friendly entertainment has been specially selected for this year’s event and is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy. Tonight, Thursday, May 29, Queens Pride, New York City Pride, Brooklyn Pride, Staten Island Pride, Bronx Pride and Out Astoria will the Pride Kick-off Party at Studio Square in Long Island City (35-33 36th St.). The event will benefit ACQC (AIDS Center of Queens County) and their important efforts in supporting HIV-positive individuals. The party will take place from 6 to 9pm with drink specials and entertainment throughout the evening. “ACQC is a long-time partner of Queens Pride, and we are very pleased that the Kick-off party will help in their important efforts,” says Hank Krumholz, Co-chair, Queens Pride. Planning for the parade and festival begins each year in September and continues up to and beyond the first Sunday in June of the following year. The team of volunteer organizers meets on a regular basis to prepare the parade march, street fair, entertainment and advertising. Their dedication and hard work culminates in a colorful and vibrant display of pride that makes the day come alive. For complete information on Queens Pride, visit the website, www.queenspride.org or email, info@queenspride.org. TOURISM LGBTQ Pride To Show At Many Weekend Events In Jackson Heights -CONTINUED FROM PG. 24- 59 • TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 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 1-718-699-1010. FRIDAY, JUNE 6 GREATER WOODHAVEN DEVELOPMENT CORP will hold their 35th Anniversary “Spring is Here” dinner dance at 7:30 p.m. at Woodhaven Manor Caterers, 96-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven.. Tickets can be purchased at 1-718-805-0202. WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP of Emanuel United Church of Christ, Woodhaven Blvd., and 91st Ave., Woodhaven will hold a Grocery Auction at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Fee includes refreshments. GLENDALE KIWANIS will hold a dinner and wine event at 7 p.m. at Gino’s Trattoria & Restaurant, 1113 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park. For information call 1-917-418-4259 or 1-516-521-5368. 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 age 10-1/2 to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 1-718-478-5747. GIRL SCOUTS K to 3rd grade meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Grades 4 and up meet from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Andrews United Methodist Church, 91 Richmond St., between Etna St. and Ridgewood Ave., Cypress Hills. BOY SCOUTS Troop and Pack 233 meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St, near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. All boys in grades 1 and up are welcome. For information call 1-718-827-7377. GIRL SCOUTS meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD 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. 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. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 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. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. MASPETH SELF-HELP SENIOR CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., Maspeth will hold exercise and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. Call 1- 718-429-3636 for information. Free Saturday Activities At ‘Solar-Powered’ Library In Hunters Point, LIC modeled on “take a book, leave a book.” Wifi will be available and there will be a free downloadable digital library. • On May 31, a special kick-off of the series will take place 11 a.m. to 2 pm. featuring the Volunteer Library Brigade hosting reading hour and activities, book giveaways and more. Join the community in welcoming the Solar Powered Library to the neighborhood. “Through this innovative partnership with the Friends of the Library and the community of Hunters Point, we can look forward to a summer of reading, enrichment and more resources that libraries have to offer. We thank the Friends for their leadership and look forward to building on this strong community foundation,” said Thomas W. Galante, President and CEO, Queens Library. “The Hunters Point community deserves a world class library and we are very much looking forward to seeing that vision become a reality. While we wait on the bricks and mortar we are so pleased to have the Mobile Library service and excited to bring this sun and volunteer fueled pop-up library service. Everyone should become a Friend of the Library today,” said Mark Christie, president of the Friends of Hunters Point Library. There will be no service on July 5; pop-up library is weather permitting; mobile library will be there rain or shine. For more information, visit www.queenslibrary.org or call 1- 718-990-0700. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 29- Learn The History Of Our Neighborhood! VISIT OUR ARCHIVES ONLINE AT www.timesnewsweekly.com
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