26 JUNE 29, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
Recently engaged? Unsure of what
to do next? Check out the Brass Owl
Boutique’s wedding information
workshop featuring a wedding team
and Queens-based vendors who can
answer questions from 8 to 10 p.m. on
Thursday, June 29. Free admission.
The Brass Owl, 36-19 Ditmars Blvd.,
Astoria. For more information, call
347-848-0905, email hello@thebrassowl.
com, or http://www.thebrassowl.
com/about/events/.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
View Art in the Garden featuring
watercolor paintings by Che Min Hsiao
at the Queens Botanical Garden for free
with garden admission from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Adults $6; seniors $4; students with
ID $4; children 4 to 12 $2; children 3 and
under free; members free. Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
For more information, call 718-886-3800,
email info@queeensbotanical.org, or
visit www.queensbotanical.org.
The Museum of the Moving Image is
showing a new release, “bwoy,” at 7:30
p.m. “bwoy” is an indie fi lm directed by
John G. Young about a gay couple in the
suburbs with a theme about mediating
screen usage. Tickets are $15 for the
public and $7 for members. Museum
of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave.,
Astoria. For tickets and more information,
visit http://www.movingimage.
us/visit/calendar/2017/06/30/
detail/bwoy.
SATURDAY, JULY 1
Visit the Queens Museum for the
free event: day two of “Fatal Love:
Where Are We Now” featuring art,
performance and discussion panels
from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Queens Museum,
New York City Building, Flushing
Meadows Corona Park, Queens. For
more information and a full itinerary,
visit www.queensmuseum.org/
events/fatal-love.
Learn how to turn your garden and
kitchen waste into “black gold” at the
NYC Compost Project at the Queens
Botanical Garden from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The event is $6 and weather permitting.
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., Flushing. For more
information, call 718-886-3800 ext. 500,
email compost@queeensbotanical.org,
or visit www.queensbotanical.org/
event/compost-101-2/.
EDITOR'S
PICK
Watch “Storks” in the Smokey
Oval Playground under the stars
for free from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Arrive by 7:30 p.m. to get the best
spot! For more information, call
718-393-7370 or visit https://www.
nycgovparks.org/events/2017/07/01/
movies-under-the-stars-storks.
SUNDAY, JULY 2
Meet Wang Yu, a poet part of the
Chinese Author Talk Series X at
the Flushing Branch of the Queens
Library. Questions are welcome, and
copies will be available to purchase
at the free event from 1 to 3 p.m.
Queens Library at Flushing. 41-17
Main St., Flushing. For more information,
visit http://www.queenslibrary.
org/event/chinese-authortalk
series-x-meet-poet-wang-yu.
MONDAY, JULY 3
Watch “Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them” from 4 to 6
p.m. at the East Flushing Queens
Library location. Free admission.
Queens Library at East Flushing,
196-36 Northern Blvd., Flushing. For
more information, visit http://www.
queenslibrary.org/event/fantasticbeasts
and-where-to-find-them-movie
screening.
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Omar Olusion is hosting a free July
Block Party with music, contests,
games and magic shows from 2 to 6
p.m. in the Fantasy Forest Amusement
Park in Flushing Meadows
Corona Park. Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, Grand Central Parkway,
Whitestone Expressway between
111th Street and College Point
Boulevard, Park Drive E, Queens.
For more information, call 718-788-
2676 and visit https://www.nycgovparks.
org/events/2017/07/04/
omars-4th-of-july-block-party-atfantasy
forest.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
Join saxophonist Carol Sudhalter
for Jazz Jam at Flushing Town Hall
from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July
5. All musicians, vocalists and listeners
are welcome! Free for members,
students and musicians; $10 for the
public. For tickets and more information,
visit http://www.flushingtownhall.
org/event/41a31088be47b-
411f1e2eeaa1c21766b.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
The Queens Symphony Orchestra is performing at the 2017 Independence
Celebration at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, followed by the Grucci Fireworks
show at the Astoria Park Lawn, Shore Boulevard, between Hell Gate
Bridge and the Pool, Astoria. For more information, visit www.centralastoria.
nyc, call 718-728-7820, or email info@centralastoria.nyc.
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., offers recreation
and fitness 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.
