26 JUNE 22, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
Listen to great fi ction stories written
by Eugene Lim, Donald Breckenridge
and John Yau at the Astoria Bookshop
from 7 to 8 p.m. Free admission. The
Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria.
For more information, visit http://
www.astoriabookshop.com/event/experimenting
fi ction-eugene-lim-donald
breckenridge-and-john-yau.
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Come to the Queens Botanical Garden
for the Edible Container Garden
workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Learn about
and plant herbs to take home and use
in homemade dishes. $35 non-members,
$30 members. Queens Botanical
Garden 43-50 Main St., Flushing. For
more details, visit www.eventbrite.
com/e/edible-container-garden-workshop
tickets-34068907018.
Families with children 10 and under
are welcome to attend the “Oh Say Can
You Seed” book reading and maraca
craft making event at the Queens
Botanical Garden from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Event is free with garden admission,
for members, and children 3 and under.
Admission: $6 adults; $4 seniors;
$4 students with ID; $2 children age
4-12. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St., Flushing. For more information,
visit www.queensbotanical.org.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
Come to the Queens Botanical Garden
for the Buzz on Bees event from 1 to
2:30 p.m. Learn about bees, taste local
honey and create your own beeswax
candle for home. Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. For
more information, visit http://queensbotanical.
org/event/buzz-on-bees/.
The opening reception for the Taking
it to the Streets: 1950s NY through
the Lens exhibit is from 1 to 3 p.m. at
EDITOR'S
PICK
the Flushing Town Hall. The exhibit
highlights Frank Larson’s photography
from the 1950s between June 25
and Aug. 6, 2017. Suggested donation
of $5. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35
Northern Blvd., Flushing. For more
information and tickets, visit www.
fl ushingtownhall.org/event/82b8531bfe1ea24342c97371606663d6.
Enjoy a concert at Nomad Cycle, a
bike shop, featuring Josh Moody of
the Wet Ink Ensemble and his friends
who will be performing contemporary
classical music during the Kaufman
Arts District Festival from 1 to 3 p.m.
Free admission. Nomad Cycle, 36-58
37th St., Astoria. For more information,
visit http://nomadcycle.com/events/
josh-moody-and-friends-perform-atnomad/.
MONDAY, JUNE 26
Enjoy a night of storytelling at the
Moth StorySLAM: Culture Shock
event at the Flushing Town Hall
at 7 p.m.(show starts at 7:30 p.m.).
Tickets are $10. Listen and share
your own story for a chance to share
your story on NPR. Sign up at the
event. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35,
Northern Blvd., Flushing. For tickets
and more information, visit http://
www.flushingtownhall.org/event/
b36ea4b20bbf961e29aac6ad79ee2645.
Create your own garden decoration
by designing, painting and decorating
a stone to take home at the Long
Island City branch of the Queens Library.
This free artistic event is from
5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Queens Library at
Long Island City, 37-44 21st St., Long
Island City. For more information,
visit http://www.queenslibrary.org/
event/personalized-garden-or-memorial
stones.
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
(photo via Paramount Pictures/YBCA.org)
Watch “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” at Hunters Point South Park through brought to you by NestSeekers
International, Hunters Point Park Conservatory and LIC Landing. Movie starts at sunset on Friday, June 23; arrive
early for a good seat. Hunters Point South Park, Center Boulevard and 51st Avenue, Long Island City. For more
information, visit http://www.cinemalic.com/.
