It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council The city’s big Reggae and beach band festivals come to town this week, as do musicians Melba Moore (Disco, R&B), Patti Smith (Punk), Albita (Salsa), Catherine Russell (Jazz), and the Queens Symphonic Orchestra. Other entertainment options include whale-and-dolphin watching, fly-fishing, beer-making and a fourday carnival. Here’s the rundown. • Today (Thursday), June 26, Whale and Dolphin Watching, noon to roughly 4 p.m. (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday until Aug. 28). Search for these beautiful mammals on an adventurous-yet-relaxing cruise. $45 adults/$35 seniors/$25 children. Rockaway Point Boulevard at Heinzelman Road, Breezy Point, www.americanprincesscruises.com. • Thursday through Sunday, June 26-29, Astoria Park Festival 2014, times vary. Around 20 rides, games, food, live entertainment and family fun. (June 26, 4 p.m to 10 p.m; June 27, 4 p.m to 11 p.m; June 28, noon to 11 p.m; June 29, noon to 10 p.m.) Free with fees for attractions. Astoria Park Parking Lot, www.centralastoria.org. • Saturday, June 28, Rockstock And Barrels Festival, 10 a.m. to nighttime. Two stages of musical performances, plus beach games and a surf contest at 8 a.m. Bands include Grim Pickens, Symptom 7, -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 56- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn Shipwrecks and Indaculture. Free. Boardwalk at Beach 90th Street, Rockaway Beach, www.rockstocknyc.com. • Saturday, June 28, Disco Inferno, 9 p.m. Featuring Melba Moore, Ms. Yvonne Elliman, Maxine Nightingale and more. $20-$75. Resorts World Casino New York City, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, www.rwnewyork.com. • Saturday, June 28, Forgotten NY Tour: Richmond Hill, noon. Explore the borough’s richest collection of high Victorian homes and much more in this three-hour tour. $20. Meet at Jamaica Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill, www.forgotten-ny.com. • Sunday, June 29, A Jazz Soirée with Catherine Russell, 4 p.m. Concert with Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell and the unveiling of rare photographs of Satchmo at the World’s Fair in 1964. Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th St., Corona, www.satchmo.net. • Sunday, June 29, Rockaway! Opening Day, noon to 8 p.m. A concert by Patti Smith concludes this launch of a large-scale, free public contemporary art festival that runs from June 29 through Labor Day at Gateway National Recreation Area’s Fort Tilden and at Rockaway Beach Surf Club. The event, which involves TODAY TOWN HALL MEETING on the Sanitation Department’s voluntary organics recycling program at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. Sponsored by State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblymen Andrew Hevesi and Mike Miller and City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. FARMERS OVAL CIVIC ASSOC. will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ridgewood Baptist Church, 64-13 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood. 38th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT PART B Regular Democratic Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Block Assoc. office, 110-08 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Hill.Q UEENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Breakfast Workshop Series will conclude with “Workplace Dispute Resolution” at the chamber office, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Suite 140, Jackson Heights. Call 1-718-898- 8500, ext 123 for information. GLENDALE KIWANIS will meet at Zum Stammtisch restaurant, Myrtle Ave. and 70th St., at 12:30 p.m. MASPETH KIWANIS will meet at O’Neills Restaurant, 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth at 12:15 p.m. 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. Many programs and 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. SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-392-6944. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold beading, jewelry and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 1-718-429- 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, -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 55- TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 • 22
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