28 AUGUST 23, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, AUG. 23
Experience the “golden hour” at the
garden! Artists from Urban Sketchers
will provide guidance to artists of all
levels in pencil, pastel and charcoal
drawing techniques at diff erent areas
of the Queens Botanical Garden. This
experience is located at the Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing, from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission
is FREE for members, $6 for adults and
$4 for seniors and students. For more
information, visit queensbotanical.org.
Come and experience the latest
trend in relaxation! From 2:30 to 3:30
p.m., come to the Queens Library to experience
what studies have claimed to
a having eff ect on the adult mind and
promotes overall wellness, known as
adult coloring! Come and color, while
listening to relaxing music as adults
will be provided with coloring books
are designed especially for them. Colored
pencils and crayons will be provided.
Come and relax at the Queens
Library in Elmhurst, 86-07 Broadway,
Elmhurst. Registration not required.
FRIDAY, AUG. 24
Come to the garden and see the
collection! From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the
Queens Botanical Garden will be holding
an exhibit of a preserved collection
of specimens of Herbaria. Explore the
large variety of plants species that
are growing at the QBG. Admission is
FREE for members, $6 for adults and
$4 for seniors and students. Come to
opening day at the Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. For
more details, visit queensbotanical.org.
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, flexibility,
strength and 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 is required!
SATURDAY, AUG. 25
Come and create your own wish
pots! Using the techniques of pinch, oil
and press molds, you will build decorative
to hold your wishes! Methods
include pinch pots or small fragments
inlayed into a pre-existing bowl form,
optionally building higher with oils;
with your wishes carved inside. This
free workshop is held at Socrates
Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd.,
Astoria, from noon to 3 p.m. If arriving
with a group of 10 or more, contact 718-
956-1819 the week prior.
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Witness dancing near the waterfront!
From 4 to 5:30 p.m., Norte Maar’s
Dance at Socrates returns for its sixth
season, bringing dancemakers and
their companies to the stage near
the East River waterfront. Socrates
partners with Norte Maar to present
the creation and presentation of dance
in the park. This event is free and is
held in Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01
Vernon Blvd., Astoria.
SUNDAY, AUG. 26
If you want to build trust and
communication between friends and
family, then head to the Alley Pond
Park Adventure Course! From 10 a.m.
to noon, Alley Pond Park is off ering
a free outdoor adventure that puts
teamwork to the test. Although this
event is free, minors must accompanied
by an adult and must have valid
photo identifi cation. Please enter your
name in the urban park rangers events
registration page as space is limited.
This course is set in Alley Pond Park
Adventure Center in Alley Pond Park,
228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston.
MONDAY, AUG. 27
Step into the world of virtual reality!
From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., experience VR
like no other as the Queens Library are
off ering a free hands-on experience! Try
a fun game like “Robo Recall” or a horror
game like “Face Your Fears.” You must be
18 years old or 13 with parental consent
to experience VR. Come and see VR a
the Queens Library in Long Island City,
37-44 21st St. No registration is required.
TUESDAY, AUG. 28
Concerned about your health? Go
to the Queens Library to get your answers!
From 4 to 5 p.m., learn proven
ways to talk to your health care professionals
as communication is one of the
keys to getting good health care! Learn
how to advocate for yourself and your
loved ones. Visit the Queens Library in
East Flushing, 196-36 Northern Blvd.,
to attend. Registration is not required.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29
Come and join a night of tango! From
6 to 8 p.m., enjoy live music, tango
stories dancing demonstration and
tango classes as Sergio Segura, the
director of Strictly Tango NYC Dance
School, will bring you the Buenos
Aires Tango felling! The night will be
full of surprises! Don’t miss out as the
show is held at Hunter’s Point South
Park, Center Blvd., Long Island City.
This event is free to attend!
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Hear a truly unique sound at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth on Thursday
night, Aug. 30. “Robot, teach us to Pray” is a sound performance by
composer and robotics developer Efraín Rozas with his robotic percussive
sculpture. The robot, coded and built by the artist, recognizes human
movements and generates rhythmic patterns in real time. The robot’s percussive
patterns are generated by an algorithm and a soft ware developed
with a logic that draws from Rozas’ Latin American music background and
his personal concepts of time. $10 admission. 8 p.m., Knockdown Center,
52-19 Flushing Ave. For more information, visit knockdown.center.
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 2:30 to 4 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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