26 AUGUST 16, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, AUG. 16
Do you want to make your cover
letter stand out from the rest? The
Queens Library may be your solution!
From 10:30 a.m. to noon, learn tips on
how to get started or what to include
and not include with your cover letter
in order to make it stronger! Come by
the Queens Library at Flushing, 41-17
Main St. Registration must be done
either by the phone or online. Call
718-661-1205 to register.
CinemaLIC presents “Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid.” From 7:30 to
10:30 p.m., join Hunters Point Parks
Conservancy and CinemaLIC for a free
movie in the park! The true story of
fast-draws and train and bank robbers,
alongside the friendship between the
outlaw, Butch Cassidy and the ever
dangerous Sundance Kid. Join us at
Hunter’s Point South Park, Center
Boulevard, Long Island City.
FRIDAY, AUG. 17
Having trouble with anxiety, stress,
depression and anger? Then head to
the Queens Library to help you with
your struggles. The Recovery International
meeting is held to fi nd a way
for people to cope with their problems
from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. This meeting is
set in the Queens Library in Forest
Hills, 108-19 71st Ave., Forest Hills. No
registration is required!
Come and see the stars near the waterfront!
The Amateur Astronomers
Association of New York will provide
telescopes and instructions on how to
identify objects in the sky to anyone
who’s interested! This free event takes
place at Hunters Point South Park, Center
Boulevard, Long Island City, from
8 to 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 18
Come and learn to the art of puppetry
and animation! From 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, families are
welcome to come and build their own
puppets and animation inspired by
The Jim Henson Exhibition! Activities
include Lego stop-motion animation,
coding games and pipe-cleaner puppet
making. This workshop is held
at the Museum of the Moving Image,
36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Admission
cost $15 for adults, $11 for seniors and
students. Call 718-777-6888 for more
information.
Learn how to draw nature! From 2
to 4 p.m., artist Chemin Hsiao will be
holding a workshop about watercoloring
at the Queens Botanical Garden
Farm! Learn the basic techniques of
painting as we will draw inspiration
from the various plants and vegetables
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growing at the farm! Recommend for
adults and children (ages 10+), Don’t
miss this class at the Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St. Cost $6 for
adults, $4 for children & seniors, FREE
for members. Visit queensbotanical.
org for more details.
SUNDAY, AUG. 19
Start your Sunday off with Tai
Chi! From 11 a.m. to noon, classes are
taught by instructors from the Taoist
Tai Chi Society to give an experience
that exercises the body, relaxes the
spirit, uplift s the heart and heals the
soul. Socrates Sculpture Park is located
at 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island
City. This is free and registration isn’t
required!
Join the Queens Library for the Summer
Jazz Music Festival! From 1:30 to
3:30 p.m., the Queens Library will hold
a jazz festival that combines Western
tradition jazz and modern-day Asian
jazz with the presence of a live band
playing in the background. Don’t
miss this special event at the Queens
Library in Flushing, 41-17 Main St. No
registration is required!
MONDAY, AUG. 20
Are you having trouble getting
your computer to work? The Queens
Library is here to help! Bring your
computer questions and queries and
the Queens Library will provide basic
instructions to help you! This class is
held from 3 to 4 p.m. A library card is
required. Visit the Queens Library at
Poppenhusen, 121-23 14th Ave., College
Point.
TUESDAY, AUG. 21
Are you or your family member
worried about taking a citizenship
exam? The Queens Library is here to
help you! From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., learn
everything you need to know about
American history, government and
culture to pass your exam. Students
must be green card holders and call
718-278-4303 to register in advance.
These are taught at the Queens Library
in Elmhurst, 86-07 Broadway,
Elmhurst.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22
If you know anyone that doesn’t
know how to use a computer, take
them to the Queens Library! From
10:30 a.m. to noon, the Queens Library
will teach you step by step
from the beginning to have a better
understanding about using the computer!
This session is held at Windsor
Park, 79-50 Bell Blvd. No registration
required.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Having a baby is a joyful but stressful time. Luckily the Queens Library
has the answers! From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22, learn about
important topics like bonding with your baby, taking care of yourself
while you’re pregnant, getting ready for labor and more! Call/text 646-841-
2864 for Katherine to seat a seat. These lessons are located at the Central
Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
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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