32 AUGUST 30, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, AUG. 30
Get outdoors and head to the Queens
Botanical Gardens! They will be open
later tonight, so you can enjoy twilight
at the garden! Last entry into the garden
is at 7:45 p.m. The Visitor & Admiration
Building is open until 7:30 p.m.
To learn more, visit queensbotanical.
org/event.
FRIDAY, AUG. 31
Do you want to get messy, but create
art at the same time? Then you’re in
luck! From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., kids and
caregivers can come to the Queens
Library to bring their creations to life!
Explore your imaginations as we’ll
play with paints, glue and anything
squishy and fun. Aprons will be provided.
Come and get your hands dirty
at the Queens Library in Long Island
City, 37-44 21st St. Registration is not
required.
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!
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1
Come and create your own dreamcatchers!
From noon to 3 p.m., come to
Socrates and explore your creativity!
Participants are invited to craft their
own personal dreamcatchers as well
as special booklets to capture thoughts
and reflection, while enjoying the
beautiful waterfront landscape. Come
and join us at Socrates Sculpture Park,
32-01 Vernon Blvd. If you are arriving
with 10 people or more, call 718-956-
1819 a week prior. This workshop
is free!
Get ready to laugh at The Creek &
The Cave. From 8 to 10 p.m. the comedy
show, Jackknife Comedy will be
showcasing the comedic work of Ryan
Chani, Liz Hall, Chris Donahue, David
Spector, Rebecca O’Neal, Michael Good,
Marcia Belsky and Ophira Eisenberg.
Tickets are $5. Visit jackknifecomedy.
com for more information.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 2
Socrates Sculpture Park presents
Vinyasa Yoga! From 10 a.m to 11 a.m.,
Yojaida Estrella will teach participants
to fl ow through a series of connected
yoga poses with an awareness of the
EDITOR'S
PICK
breath. Classes will be held at Socrates
Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd.,
Astoria. This class is free and registration
is not required.
Let’s create art at the garden! From
2 to 4 p.m., the Queens Botanical Garden
are off ering families botanical
themed arts and craft s activities! Come
and spend some time together back
school starts at the QBG, 43-50 Main
St., Queens. Go to queensbotanical.org
for more information.
MONDAY, SEPT. 3
If you support the LGBT community,
then consider joining the Get Justice
League! The Get Justice League is an
nonprofi t organization that composes
young people working towards sexual
and reproductive justice for the LGBT
youth. The event is open from 6 to 8
p.m. It is free to join and is held at the
Queens LGBT Center, located on 37-18
Northern Blvd., Long Island City. For
more information, call 718- 514-2155.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4
End your day with yoga! From 7:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., yoga instructor Helen
Kilgallen, from Ocean Bliss Yoga, will
teach a yoga class near the water of
Rockaway Beach to end our day! Please
bring either a mat or large towel. This
class is held at Beach 102th street in
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk. This
class is free to attend. Call 718-318-4000
for more details.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5
Lend a hand and join the NYC Compost
Project! From 9 a.m. to noon, learn
to how grow healthy crops and to foster
a farm ecosystem. This project provides
multiple tasks like processing
food scraps, building a compost pile,
harvesting, plant activities and more!
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old
to participate. The project is set at the
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main
St. Admission is FREE for members,
$6 for adults and $4 for seniors and
students. For more information, visit
queensbotanical.org.
Want to show your mic skills to the
world? Then head to the QED for Wits
N’ Bits Open Mic! From 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
sign up and get the chance to perform
on the stage from 4 minutes! Participants
that stay until the end will have
the chance to go up to the stage whenever
at future Wits N’ Bits. Signing
up starts at 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss your
opportunity at the QED, 27-16 23rd
Ave., Astoria. This event is free!
`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.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Bushwig takes over the Knockdown Center in Maspeth on the weekend
of Sept. 8-9. The annual festival of drag, music and love features 23
hours of non-stop drag performances musicians & DJs from New York
and the world. The event’s “BushSwag” vendors area will off er fashion,
delicious local from food vendors, ice cold drinks from bars and more.
Event includes friendly LGBTQ security free direct shuttle bus from the
Jeff erson Street L station to the venue. For more information and tickets,
visit knockdown.center/event/bushwig-2018.
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