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WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES JUNE 15, 2017 23 FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Go to the SingleCut Beersmiths Tap Room between 5 and 11 p.m. to donate a pair of socks and get one free beer or $10 off a case of SingleCut cans! Take Two NYC is collecting socks to be donated to those in need. SingleCut Beersmiths Taproom, 19-33 37th St., Astoria. For more information, visit https://singlecutbeer.com/event/. Saturday, June 17 Learn about the Queens Botanical Garden Farm and their composting efforts. The class from 11 a.m. to noon will teach how to produce nutrient-rich compost from food and garden waste. Free with garden admission. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing. For more information, visit https://www. eventbrite.com/o/nyc-compost-project hosted-by-queens-botanical-garden 8234757605. Visit the Queens Historical Society at the Socrates Sculpture Park to make a paper quilt inspired by the Underground Railroad. Learn about how secret messages featured in quilts that helped slaves reach freedom. This free event is recommended for grades K-6. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. For more information, visit http://socratessculpturepark. org/educationprograms/ paper-quilting/. SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Enjoy music in the garden performed by the Quintet of the Americas in the Queens Botanical Garden. The show includes songs from the “Winds of Change” concert about the environment with ragtime, jazz and contemporary music. Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson poems will also be read. The free concert is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Listen to Rich Cardillo, Julie Threlkeld, Christopher Torres, and Julie Smith tell stories for the Story Social Father’s Day Show from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Work on drafts and tell your own story, too. Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. For more information about the free event, visit https:// qedastoria.com/collections/shows/ EDITOR'S PICK products/story-social-with-juliepolk 4, email juliepolk@gmail.com, or call 646-408-8384. MONDAY, JUNE 19 Improve digital photography skills at the Poems of Light Photography workshop with Sol Aramendi from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 19. Class is free and only offered in Spanish. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. To register, email ggaraycochea@queensmuseum. org or call 718-592-9700 x135. For more information, visit http:// www.queensmuseum.org/events/ poems-of-light-2-copy-copy-copy. TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Check out the free seminar about homebuying and mortgages hosted by the Quontic Bank from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A senior loan offi cer and real estate agents will be able to answer all questions. Quontic Bank, 31-05 Broadway, Astoria. RSVP to marketing@quonticbank. com. For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ fi rst-time-homebuyers-seminar-tickets 34887583702. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Learn how to take cybersecurity into your own hands at the free cybersecurity workshop for small businesses from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, hosted by Quontic Bank. Discussions include help with increasing privacy and improving practices. Quontic Bank, 31-05 Broadway, Astoria. RSVP to marketing@quonticbank. com. For more information, visit http:// www.queenschamber.org/events/Networking in-the-Heart-of-Astoria-1391/ details. Enjoy a Wednesday night out at the Q.E.D. for the Neato Bedito Comedy Show featuring Babe Parker and Davey Stevey Dave for $7. There will be stand-up comedy, drinks, prizes, and more. The show is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m at Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit http://qedastoria.com/products/ new-black-all-star-comedy-showcase. COUNSELING PROGRAMS • GLENDALE ALANON, a program for families and friends of alcoholics, meets every Wednesday night at Trinity Reformed Church, Palmetto Street and 60th Place, 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, 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. YOUTH ACTIVITIES • 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. • BOY SCOUT TROOP 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. • 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. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sunday brunch and a Father’s Day gift can be found at the Sunday Brunch Terrarium Class at Luludi Living Art from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on June 18. The class costs $160 for two people, and includes a 6-inch bowl, two plants, and decorations for the terrarium. Luludi Living Art, 2307 24th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www.luludi.net/terrarium-class-fathers-day-brunch/.


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