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THURSDAY, JULY 13
Be a part of The Ultimate Beatles
Tribute Band in Astoria Park Green
Lawn, 19th Street and 23rd Avenue,
Astoria. The former cast members of
the Broadway musical “Beatlemania”
will be in full costume performing
some of their greatest hits from 7:30
to 9 p.m., free of charge. For more
information, call 718-728-7820, email
centralastoria@aol.com or visit http://
www.centralastoria.nyc.
FRIDAY, JULY 14
Launch watermelons and explore
physics and engineering at the
Rocket Park, 47-01 111th St., Corona,
from noon to 4 p.m. Grab a friend
and go through an obstacle course
or learn Parkour. Admission is
free with the NYSCI pass, $16 for
adults and $13 for children (ages
2-17), students and senior citizens.
For more information, call 718-699-
0005 or visit https://nysci.org/event/
rocket-park-recess-2017-2017-07-14/.
SATURDAY, JULY 15
The Knockdown Center and the
Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival will present
“2017 LADIES BATTLE! + Planet
X: All Female Lifestyle Art Show in
Partnership with Manifesto.” Enjoy
the fi nal dance battle of the festival
which will feature preeminent female
street dancers from around the world,
and culminates with a public showcase
of art, music, and dance! Tickets $10-
$15. 8 p.m., Knockdown Center, 52-19
Flushing Ave., Maspeth. For more
information, visit www.knockdown.
center.
SUNDAY, JULY 16
Go kayaking or canoeing for free
at Anable Basin. The Long Island City
Community Boathouse offers the
locals with free kayaking or canoeing
from noon to 4 p.m. at Fift h Street and
North Basin Rd. Want to go, but have
a furry friend? Bring them too! Dogs
and people of all ages are welcome. For
more information, call 631-542-2628,
or visit http://www.licboathouse.org/
calendar/.
“Summer through Greta’s Lens”
features the photography of a
Queens-based photographer, Greta
Jaklitsch. Jaklitsch can oft en be found
at parks and gardens in Flushing
searching for new images to capture
at the perfect moment. This group of
EDITOR'S
PICK
summer-themed images includes travels
further afi eld. 1 to 4 p.m., Voelker
Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave. Admission
is free.
Master Ecuadorian Folk Dance.
The Queens Museum, Flushing
Meadows Corona Park, New York
City Building, Corona, has an art
workshop every month and this
month is Ecuadorian Folk Dance.
Learn the dance moves of the diff erent
areas of Ecuador and enjoy the
storytelling sessions at the top of
the hour from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., free
of charge. For more information,
call 718 592 9700, email info@
queensmuseum.org, or visit http://
www.queensmuseum.org/events/
sunday-family-workshop-6.
MONDAY, JULY 17
Kids can enjoy a week of fun-fi lled,
spiritual lessons during Redeemer
Lutheran Church’s Vacation Bible
School in Glendale beginning today
and continuing through Friday, July 21.
Open to children between ages 3 and
12. 9 a.m. to noon each day, Redeemer
Lutheran Church, 69-07 Cooper Ave.,
Glendale. For more information, call
718-456-5292.
TUESDAY, JULY 18
Relive the glory days of the 1980s
during a free concert at Juniper
Valley Park in Middle Village. White
Wedding Band will perform hits from
the decade in the latest installment of
the 2017 Juniper Valley Park Concert
Series sponsored by the Juniper Park
Civic Association, the NYC Parks
Department, Crifasi Real Estate and
Queensboro UNICO. All guests are
asked to bring their own lawn chairs.
7 p.m., Juniper Valley Park soft ball
fi eld, 80th Street and Juniper Boulevard
North, Middle Village. Concert
is weather permitting; call 718-651-
5865 for the latest information.
Wednesday, July 19
Help the green team win the Ridgewood
library color wars! Ages 5 to
12 years old are invited to join the
Ridgewood library team for games
and book talks as they compete
against the teens and adults to have
read and reviewed the most books
during the summer. A parent or
guardian must be present. 3:30 to
4:30 p.m., Ridgewood library, 2012
Madison St. For more information,
call 718-821-4770.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Hungry for some good food and great music? Come to the Knockdown Center
this Saturday, June 8, for “Chicken & Beer,” a day-long event featuring a
stacked lineup including recording artists Jillionaire, Serani, Jubilee, Max
Glazer, Silent Addy, Hewy, Love Taps, Zeemuffi n, Bobby Dubs and Noise
Cans. Tickets start at $15. 2 to 10 p.m., Knockdown Center, 52-04 Flushing
Ave., Maspeth. For more information, visit www.knockdown.center.
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.
