20 JULY 5, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, JULY 5
Enjoy your time at the garden a
little bit more! The Queens Botanical
Garden (QBG) is extending their hours
so everyone can enjoy twilight at the
garden every Thursday evening. QBG
members get free admission, while
everyone else pay regular admission.
$6 for adults, $4 for students with IDs,
$2 for children (ages 4 to 12). From 6
to 8 p.m., don’t miss this special event
at the QBG, 43-50 Main St., Queens.
Go to queensbotanical.org for more
information.
FRIDAY, JULY 6
Come and work for the body that
you always wanted! From noon to 1
p.m., instructor Ysabel Chirinos is
here to give a gentle workout session
that will help improve your balance,
coordination, fl exibility, strength
and many more! Bring a bottle of
water and join this program held
at the Queens Library at Broadway,
40-20 Broadway, Long Island City. No
registration!
SATURDAY, JULY 7
Witness a living legend! At 7 p.m.
from the Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning (JCAL), legendary pianist
and composer Randy Weston will
perform with his African Rhythms
Quartet as part of JCAL’s International
Music Festival. Watch the 92-year-old
artist still kicking it at the Jamaica
Performing Arts Center (JPAC), 153-
10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Tickets cost
$20, $15 for students with IDs. For
more information, call 718-658-7400.
Celebrate the weekend with a party!
From 2 to 6 p.m., Omar Olusion is
hosting a block party that will surely
entertain everyone! Omar’s block
party comes with live DJ music,
dancing contests, games and magic
shows. Come to the party at Forest
Park Carousel Amusement Village
in Forest Park, Woodhaven Blvd and
Forest Park Drive, Woodhaven. The
event is free. For ride and game tickets
prices, go to forestparkcarousel.
com/pricing. For more information,
call 718-788-2676.
SUNDAY, JULY 8
Come and join the World’s Fair
History Walking Tour! From 11
a.m. to noon, take a walk and hear
the stories behind the Unisphere,
NY State Pavilion, Hall of Science,
Queens Zoo Aviary and many more!
Take part of this free tour at the
Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona
Park, Grand Central Parkway,
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Whitestone Expressway, 111th Street
and College Point Boulevard. For
more details, call 718-760-6437.
Socrates Sculpture Park presents
Vinyasa Yoga! From 10 to 11 a.m., Yojaida
Estrella will teach participants
to flow through a series of connected
yoga poses with an awareness of
the breath. Classes will be held at
Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon
Blvd., Astoria. This class is free
and registration is not required.
MONDAY, JULY 9
Take your creative writing skills to
the next level with Dr. Maxine Fisher!
For many years, Dr. Maxine Fisher
has taught writing at Queens College
for many years and has published a
number of books for children and
young adults. And now, she is here
at the Queens Library to help those
who want to start or improve their
writing skills based on their own
personal experience. Share your love
of writing at the Queens Library at
Maspeth, 69-70 Grand Ave., Maspeth,
from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. No registration.
TUESDAY, JULY 10
Head over to Juniper Valley Park
in Middle Village tonight for the fi rst
show in the 2018 Juniper Valley Park
Concert Series. “Kicking’ Up Country
with Nash East” will take to the stage
and get everyone in a country and
western mood. 7 p.m., soft ball fi eld at
80th Street and Juniper Boulevard
North. Free admission, but bring your
own lawn chair or blanket.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
Learn how to grow healthy crops
and foster a farm ecosystem by joining
the NYC Compost Project! From 9 a.m.
to noon, this project is designed for
people who to lend a hand of the urban
farm at the Queens Botanical Garden
and partaking in various plant activities
like weeding, harvesting, processing
food scraps and so much more!
Volunteers must be a at least 16 years of
age. This project is free to attend and
is held at the Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St. For more information,
visit queensbotanical.org.
The sounds of the Seventies will be
heard in Maspeth tonight as Maspeth
Federal Savings Bank hosts a free concert
at their main branch. Disco 54 will
perform some of the chart-toppers of
the 1970s. Free admission, and limited
seating is available; you can also bring
your lawn chair. 7:30 p.m., Maspeth
Federal Savings parking lot, 56-18 69th
St., Maspeth.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
6. Come and save the Piping Plovers by going to the Plover Day Festival!
From noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, come and discover ways to help
save this endangered species from extinction while having fun at the same
time, with craft s and activities for everyone. Join us for this special occasion
at Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Beach 86th Street and Shorefront
Parkway. Admission is free! For more details, please call 212-360-1447.
COUNSELING
PROGRAMS
• 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 aff ected 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.
• MASPETH TOWN HALL hosts
a monthly bereavement group
every second Wednesday of the
month from 7 to 8:30 p.m., 53-37
72nd St., Maspeth. Light refreshments
and handouts will be provided.
For more information, call
718-335-6049.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
• ST. MARGARET TROOP 119 meets
every Tuesday from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at St.
Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79th Place,
Middle Village. For more information,
call 718-894-4099.
• 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.
• CUB SCOUT TROOP 106 meets
every Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church, 81st Street
between Penelope Avenue and Juniper
Boulevard South, Middle Village. For
more information, email communications.
pack106@gmail.com.
• 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.
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