TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2014 • 22 It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council Smokey Bear celebrates his 75th birthday in Queens, while Elmhurst’s Boy Scout Troop 17 pays tribute to 100 years, the Dragon Boat race observes its 24th anniversary and the Rural Route Film Festival marks its first decade. There are also some magnificent opportunities to enjoy outdoor concerts, movies, dances, Shakespeare plays, food and a drumming circle under the moon. Here’s the rundown. • Tonight (Thursday), Aug. 7, Passport Thursdays: Brazil, 7 to 10 p.m. Explore a different country each week with live music, dance, and outdoor films. This week features Brazil and BatalaNYC, an all-female drumming group. The film is O Mistério do Samba (The Mystery of Samba), which captures the veteran musicians and composers from a revered samba school. Free. Queens Museum, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, www.queensmuseum.org. • Thursday, Aug. 7, King Cymbeline, 7:30 p.m. The Queensbased Hip-to-Hip Theater Company presents a Shakespeare play that combines tragedy, comedy and romance. King Cymbeline’s only daughter, Imogen, secretly marries against his wishes, and the king banishes her new husband. With war looming and an evil stepmother plotting, the spunky princess ventures -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 59- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn into the wild to reunite with her true love. Special workshop for children at 7 p.m. Free. Crocheron Park, vicinity of 214th Place, 214th Lane, 33rd Avenue, and 35th Avenue, Bayside, www.hiptohip.org. • Thursday, Aug. 7, Michael Patrick’s Ring of Fire Band, 7:30 p.m.A tribute to Johnny “The Man in Black” Cash. Free. Astoria Park Great Lawn, Shore Boulevard between the Hell Gate Bridge and Astoria Pool, www.centralastoria.org. • Thursday, Aug. 7, Two for the Road, 7 p.m. This Maspeth band plays Irish music as part of the Woodside Summer Concert Series, presented by the Northwest Woodside Coalition and Goliard Concerts. Free. Sgt. Collins Park, 58th Street and Broadway, Woodside, (718) 205-1030. • Friday, Aug. 8, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, 7 p.m. The 10th annual Rural Route Film Festival showcases international movies that transport viewers to faraway places. Forgotten Ancestors is an astonishingly photographed blend of enchanting mythology, hypnotic religious iconography, and pagan magic. Deep in the Carpathian Mountains of 19th century Ukraine, Ivan’s mother mourns her husband’s brutal murder, and Ivan is irresistibly drawn to Marichka, the beautiful daughter of the man who killed his TODAY HCJ TEEN DRAMA GROUP presents Shrek the Musical today at 7 p.m., tomorrow and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at Church of the Holy Child Jesus auditorium, 111-02 86th Ave. Richmond Hill. Tickets available at the door. FOREST PARK BANDSHELL will feature Disco Unlimited from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Bandshell located off Woodhaven Blvd. Woodhaven. WOODSIDE SUMMER CONCERT will feature Two for the Road Irish music at 7 p.m. at Sgt Collins Park, 58th St. & Broadway, Woodside. Bring your own chair. WATERFRONT CONCERT SERIES will feature Michael Patrick’s Ring of Fire Tribute to Johnny Cash at 7:30 p.m. at Astoria Park between Astoria Pool and the Hell Gate Bridge. SUMMER ON THE GREEN Atlas Park, Cooper Ave and 80th St., will feature a Classic Car Show from 5 to 9 p.m. HIP TO HIP Theatre company will feature Shakespeare in the Park presenting Cymbaline at Crocheron Park, 214 St and 35th Ave., Bayside at 7 p.m. 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.R IDGEWOOD 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 -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 36-
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