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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
Join Flushing Meadows Corona Park
in their weekly open run from 7 to 8
p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. The free
event is open to the public and free
for participants of all ages. Arrive 15
minutes before at the beginning of
United Nations Avenue South, by the
parking lot on 111th Street and 55th
Avenue. Leave valuables at home. The
event will be held every Thursday until
Sept. 30. For more information, visit
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/
flushing-meadows-corona-park/
events/2017/08/24/nyrr-open-runfl
ushing-meadows-corona-park.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
Learn about former president
Ronald Reagan’s life with The Ronald
Reagan Picture Show available until
Aug. 30. In this part of Reagan’s life,
viewers witness his time in entertainment.
Tickets are $15 and free
for members at the Film Lover and
MoMI Kids Premium levels and above.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria. For more information,
visit http://www.movingimage.
us/visit/calendar/2017/08/25/detail/
knute-rockne-all-american.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
Celebrate with MoMA PS1 for its 20th
season of Warm Up. From noon to 9 p.m.,
until Saturday, Sept. 2, enjoy music by
emerging and established artist. Tickets
range from $13 to $22. MoMA PS1 22-25
Jackson Avenue Long Island City.
Children ages fi ve and younger, can
enjoy music, dancing, tea party and
story time at Astoria Park from 9:30
to 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26. All
are encouraged to dress up. Admissions
is $10 per family. In case of rain,
the Magic Music Tea Party will be
canceled. For more information, visit
fi ddlefoxes.com.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27
Before the new school year begins,
teachers can come into the Brass Bowl
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.to get pampered
with a 15 percent off and complimentary
mimosas with a school identifi cation.
36-19 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria. For more
information, visit thebrassowl.com.
MONDAY, AUGUST 28
City Council Member Elizabeth
Crowley and Legal Hand are teaming
up to host an event to reach out to this
population and all youth throughout
the community to connect them to
employment and education opportunities
across the city. More than two
dozen organizations will be on hand
to provide information on alternate
paths to graduation, internship programs,
job training, social services,
immigration services and more.
Noon to 4 p.m., The Shops at Atlas
Park, 80-00 Cooper Ave., Storefront
6-112, Glendale.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
EDITOR'S
PICK
If you enjoy Peruvian Folk Music,
listen to Inkarayku perform at Gantry
Plaza State Park at 7 p.m., for free. 49th
Avenue and Center Boulevard, LIC.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
The Queens Botanical Garden
is hosting their recurring Farm
Open Hours that will be held every
Wednesday until Oct. 25. For free
from 3:30 to 5 p.m., look at all the
organically grown produce. 43-50
Main St. For more information, visit
https://queensbotanical.org/event/
farm-open-hours/2017-08-30/.
COUNSELING PROGRAMS
• GLENDALE ALANON, a program
for families and friends of alcoholics,
meets every Thursday 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., offers recreation
and fitness 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.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Recommended for children ages 18 months and older, the New York Hall of Science is hosting Little Makers: Bubbles,
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. Children should arrive prepared to possibly get a little messy creating
bubbles using unconventional methods. Free with NYSCI admission. 47-01 111th St., Corona. For more information,
visit https://nysci.org/event/little-makers-bubbles/.
