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It’s In Queens! New From The Queens Tourism Council create sun-inspired art and crafts, and play historic games. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, www.kingmanor.org. • Saturday, June 21, Lecture on 1913-1914, 1:30 p.m. Al Ronzoni examines 16 months spanning 1913- 1914. The 1913 Armory Show was the first large exhibition of modern art in the U.S. The Rite of Spring, a ballet and orchestral concert by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, was first performed, causing a nearriot. The following summer, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, leading eventually to World War I. $5. Greater Astoria Historical Society, Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, Fourth Floor, LIC, www.astorialic.org. • Saturday, June 21, Astoria Tourde Bar, noon to 8 p.m. The event kicks off at KATCH Astoria, 31-19 Newtown Ave., where attendees pick up event gear, including a wrist band, food and drink tickets, a backpack, visor and t-shirt. Throughout the day, attendees head to more than 20 bars and participate in activities, such as the Irish flag picture scavenger hunt. $30, a portion of the proceeds benefits the Childhood Cancer Society. www.astoriatourdebar .eventbrite.com. • Saturday and Sunday, June 21- 22, West Indian American Business and Cultural Expo, 10 a.m. Free. Resorts World Casino New York City, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, www.rwnewyork.com. • Sunday, June 22, Festival de las Flores/Summer Solstice Celebration, noon to 5 p.m. Experience this beautiful Colombian tradition of creating large floral medallions or silletos. Free with admission. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, www.queensbotanical.org. • Sunday, June 22, History and Highlights of a World’s Fair, 2:30 p.m. World’s Fair historian Pierre Montiel gives a lecture and the Queens Historical Society (QHS) opens an exhibit on the subject. $5. QHS, Weeping Beech Park, 143- 35 37th Ave., Flushing, www.queenshistoricalsociety.org. • Sunday, June 22, Corona Youth Music Project Summer Concert, 3 p.m. In celebration of the Summer Solstice and the end of the school year, the Corona Youth Orchestra and Corona Children’s Chorus perform. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, www.queensmuseum.org. • Sunday, June 22, Bayside Historical Society’s Annual Lawn Concert, 6 p.m. The group Something In Between plays hits from the 1960s through today. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics. Free. Crocheron Park, Cross Island Parkway, between 33rd and 35th avenues, Bayside, www.baysidehistorical.org. • Tuesday, June 24, Life Itself, 7 p.m. This documentary by Steve James recounts Roger Ebert’s life. Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, Life Itself explores the legacy of Ebert’s life, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism at the Chicago Sun-Times to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in the U.S., to his public battle with the cancer. $20. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, www.movingimage.us. • Wednesday, June 25, Flushing’s Chinatown, 6 p.m. A guided walking tour with official Queens historian Jack Eichenbaum through an immigrant destination and commercial center that rivals its Manhattan antecedent. Meet near restrooms on second floor of New World Mall. (Enter on Roosevelt Avenue between Duane Reade and Macy’s.) $15, jaconet@aol.com or (718) 961-8406. • Thursday through Sunday, June 26-29, Astoria Park Festival. Rides, games, food, entertainment. (Thursday, 4 p.m to 10 p.m; Friday, 4 p.m to 11 p.m; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m). Free. Astoria Park Parking Lot, www.centralastoria.org. The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers will enjoy the borough’s many attractions. More info available online at www.itsinqueens.com. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 20- 56 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 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. CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 55- Held By Queens Literary Journal Social Security News Schwarzenegger are all old enough to be eligible for retirement benefits. Captain America returned to the big screen this year. Even though he’s still out saving the world, he first appeared on the job in a comic book in 1941, making him a likely candidate for collecting Social Security retirement payments. Spiderman, also back on the big screen this summer, is a little younger, first appearing in 1962. But he is old enough to plan for his retirement by using our Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. And although he’s not old enough for retirement yet, it’s likely he could get disability benefits, along with Rhino, Electro, and Green Goblin. Their conditions are all expected to last more than a year. Another group with unusual conditions: the X-Men, returning to the big screen for the summer. Professor X and Magneto are surely old enough to receive full retirement. In addition to X-Men like Wolverine and Beast, there are a number of XWomen, such as Mystique, Storm, Rogue, and Kitty Pryde, who could possibly qualify for Social Security benefits. While none of them appear old enough to apply for retirement, they should consider applying for disability benefits given their severe conditions. If any of these on-screen heroes and villains need advice on the best way to apply for benefits, perhaps Johnny Depp could lead the way. In his new film Transcendence, he finds himself online—literally. How long does it take to apply for benefits online? This year’s Fast and Furious 7 seems slow by comparison. You can complete and submit the online application for benefits in as little as 15 minutes from start to finish. Whether you’ve been bitten by a radioactive spider or find yourself reaching the latter years in life, the place to go for all of your Social Security information and business is our website at www.socialsecurity.gov. • Poetry, grades three to five. 1st. Eliza Josephson, “Poems By ECJ.” 2nd. James Oddy, “Poems By James Oddy.” 3rd. Claudette Nunziato, “Watch the World.” Prose, grades six to eight. 1st. Jade Deo, “From April ‘til June.” 2nd. Gabriel Cavounis, “Salvation.” 3rd. Satruhon Ramnarayan, “Fresh Start.” Honorable Mention. Benjamin Levi, “The Night That Changed Lives.” Poetry, grades six to eight. 1st. Mitali Kasliwal, “Three Poems.” 2nd. Nimad Araf, “Deep Within.” 3rd. Jasmine Singh, “Thoughts of an Amateur.” Honorable Mention. Hunsa Mirza, “I Will Be the Death of You.” Prose, grades 9-12 1st Sierra Berkel “Footprints in the Snow.” Poetry, grades 9-12. 1st. Jennifer Chavez, “Bloody Bandages and Sunday Masses.” 2nd. Amy Oliveras, “Empty Promises.” -CONTINUED FROM PG. 19- FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @TIMESNEWSWEEKLY


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