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Thursday, June 14
Grab your girls and head to Golden
Girls Bingo. Put on your best ‘80s
outfit and adjust those shoulder
pads and come play bingo! You will
watch three classic episodes, play a
special “Golden Girls”-themed game
for a chance to win Dorothy’s moist
cupcakes! Event will be taking place
all day at Q.E.D, 27-16 23rd St., LIC.
Cost is $10.
Join us for the closing event of artist
Chloe Bass’ exhibition “The Book
of Everyday Instruction.” This performance
is part of the fi ft h chapter:
Protect & Preserve, which considers
the idea of safety as the relationship
between a person and their city.
Come out to the Knockdown Center,
52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth, at 7 p.m.
Event free with RSVP.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
We’re mashing up two cultures
on one stage with an open dance
fl oor! Featuring Brian Clayton and
The Green River Band. Join us at 7
p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, located
at 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tickets are
$16, and $10 for students or members.
Visit fl ushingtownhall.org for more
information.
Join us for the 3rd Annual Maspeth
Craft Beer Festival presented by The
Kiwanis Club of Maspeth. The festival
will feature some of the fi nest beers
from the best breweries from NYC,
across the U.S. and abroad. Festival
starts at 6 p.m. at the Knockdown
Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth.
This event is 21 and over. Tickets are
$50 in advanced, $60 at the door and
$10 for designated drivers. Tickets
can be purchased on the Knockdown
Center’s website: www.knockdown.
center.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
The Richmond Hill Block Association,
with the ASPCA, Animal Care
Centers of NYC & Heavenly Angels
Rescue, is hosting their 11th annual
“Pet Adoption Day” from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Buddy Monument Plaza,
located at the intersection of Myrtle
Avenue and Park Lane South, in
Richmond Hill. Dogs and cats will be
available for adoption and fostering.
Visit rhba.org for more information.
This spring we will be highlighting
some locals from Astoria who left our
neighborhood for the bright lights of
Hollywood. Come and hear about their
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early days in Astoria and see them on
the big screen at the Greater Astoria
Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway,
4th fl oor, Astoria, at 1 p.m. This free
screening is supported by the membership
of the Greater Astoria Historical
Society and the surrounding
communities of Long Island City.
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Join QBG staff as we explore the
stories and histories of plants and
trees native to the Arab world. Event
is from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Queens Botanical
Gardens, 43-50 Main St. Tour is
included with garden admission. Visit
arabplantswalkingtour.eventbrite.
com to register.
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Think you have what it takes to
sing on stage? If so, join is at 8 p.m. on
Monday, June 18, at Acres Smokehouse,
57-42 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood Admission
is free. Burgers and beer are $10.
Contact Paul Jordan at 978-844-4323
for more information.
Mission to (dit)Mars has announced
“All Systems Go: 6” will be held at the
Astoria Performing Arts Center at 30-
34 Crescent St. at 7 p.m. Join us for an
evening of excerpts from 10 brand-new
plays by the Queens-based writers
group, The Propulsion Lab.
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Newtown Literary is excited to announce
the launch of Issue 12. With
select readers from the new issue, it
will be a fun night of prose and poetry
from Queens writers. Come out to
Nowadays, 56-06 Cooper Ave., Ridgewood
at 7 p.m. to hear our readers and
check out the new issue! Event is free!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
Create your own rainforest with
miniature tropical plants in a closed
glass container. Enjoy a tropical
cocktail while you plant your little
ecosystem at Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., from 6 to 8 p.m. All
materials provided. $20 for members;
$25 for non-members. Visit qbgcocktailandcraft
.eventbrite.com for more
information.
Come in for a one-on-one computer
training session at the Queens Library
at Bellerose, 250-6 Hillside Ave., from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Training is available
for Microsoft Offi ce suite, email, Internet,
Facebook and more!
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Kick off Pride week with “1983,” the fi rst in a new series of retro-themed
dance parties called RETRO FACTORY, on Friday, June 15. Event starts at
9:30 p.m. and doesn’t end until 4 a.m. at The Plaxall Gallery, 5-26 46th Ave.,
Long Island City. Tickets are between $10 to $40 and can be purchased at
goo.gl/wTeJWy.
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 affected 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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