24 TIMES • SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings SEPT .11 -SEPT.17 Friday, Sept. 11 Adults are invited to participate in the grand opening of a new outdoor food and drink venue, Nowadays. Guests can enjoy ping-pong and checkers in addition to a menu that features food items for vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Menu prices may vary. Open 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. 56-06 Cooper Ave. For more information, 718-386-0111 or email nownownowadays@ gmail.com. Adults and children of all ages are invited to a special family camping day at Fort Totten. Create lasting memories with the entire family and explore the natural world outside of everyday technology. Spacing is limited and registered applicants will be chosen by lottery. Free. 7 p.m. on Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Cross Island Parkway between Totten Avenue and 15th Road. To RSVP and for more information, visit http://nyc.gov/ parks/rangers/register/. Enjoy a night of live salsa music performed by the renowned Puerto Rican group “El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.” $35 advance tickets, $75 VIP tickets. 9 p.m. to midnight. Resorts World Casino at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in Jamaica. For more information, call 718-215-2828. Experience the New York Fairs of years past in a new exhibit called “Behind the Curtain: Collecting the New York Fairs.” Witness an antique Kan-O-Seat signed by J. Edgar Hoover, a guest book from the British pavilion signed by Queen Elizabeth, a newly restored Cushman three-wheel scooter from 1964, and much more. $8 adults, $4 children. Queens Museum at Flushing Meadow Corona Park. For more information, call 718-592-9700. The Museum of the Moving Image invites everyone to experience a new exhibit entitled “How Cats Took Over the Internet.” This exhibition explores the phenomenon of cat-based viral videos and how they’ve captured the attention of Internet users over the past few years. $12 adults, $9 seniors, $9 students with valid ID, free for museum members and children under 3. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria. For more information, call 718-784-0077. Visit the Louis Armstrong House Museum and enjoy the new exhibit, “Red Beans and Ricely Yours: Louis Armstrong and Food.” Take an in-depth look at the life of this renowned jazz musician and how cuisines from around the world inspired some of his work. $10 general admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 34-56 107th St. in Corona. For more information, call 718-478-8274 or visit http://louisarmstronghouse.org/. Saturday, Sept. 12 Enjoy a day of fresh produce at this year’s Ridgewood Youthmarket. These high-quality fruits and vegetables were purchased from the Wholesale Greenmarket and Prospect Rich Orchards and are now being made EDITOR’S PICK Image courtesy of Mollie Hosmer-Dillard RIDGEWOOD ARTISTS GO POETIC Enjoy an art showcase from Ridgewood-based artist Mollie Hosmer-Dillard entitled “Painting Poems.” Each painting in the exhibit reflects the artist’s response to a specific poem. Free. Monday, Sept. 14, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Queens Library in Ridgewood, 20-12 Madison St. For more information, call 718-821-4770. available to the entire community. Free. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Myrtle Avenue and Cypress Avenue. For more information, visit http:// www.grownyc.org/youthmarket/ridgewood. Enjoy a day in the park featuring a live performance from the group Circus Amok. Witness a spectacle that includes clowning, tightrope walking, juggling, acrobatics and more. Open to all ages. Free. 1 to 4 p.m. 32-01 Vernon Blvd. in Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City. The New York Hall of Science is hosting an event for children with autism spectrum disorder, “My Home, My Habitat.” This handson science workshop is geared toward children ages 3 to 5 and explores animals, habitats, plants and how these forces in nature interact with each other. Free with reservation. 10:30 a.m. to noon. 47-01 111th St. in Corona. For more information, call 718-683-9366 or email dmeza@nysci.org Sunday, Sept. 13 Take a walk and explore the deep history behind one of Queens’ premier suburban neighborhoods at the “Forgotten New York” tour in Bayside. Visit the architecture, parks and ponds that the community has to offer. Free to Greater Astoria Historical Society members, $15 to $20 to the public. Noon. Tour group meets will meet on 41st Avenue and 213th Street at the Long Island Rail Road station house. For more information, call 718-278-0700 or visit http://astorialic. org/. Join the Maspeth Lions Club for their third annual Community Pancake Breakfast. Enjoy all-you-can eat pancakes and sausage links. Milk, juice, coffee and tea will be served. $7 adults, $4 children. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Frank Kowalinski Post at 61-57 Maspeth Ave. For more information, visit http:// maspethchamberofcommerce.org/. Join artist and animator Scott Gelber on the last day of his three-dimensional art exhibit, “Uncanny Valley Archives.” Discover how 3-D models and contemporary computing were used to create these art pieces. $12 adults, $9 seniors, $6 children. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, call 718- 784-0077. Children ages 6 and up are invited to bring their families for an interactive workshop called Tinker-It Sundays. These activities will encourage collaborative building, exploring and creating. $2 per adult/child pair, free for NYSCI members. 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. New York Hall of Science at 47-01 111th St. in Corona. For more information, call 718-699-0005. Monday, Sept. 14 Children are invited for an hour of arts and crafts at the Ridgewood YMCA. Let your creativity ow freely and make anything from handmade sculpture to watercolor paintings. Free. 5 to 6 p.m. For more information, call 212-912-2180 or visit http://www.ymcanyc.org/ridgewood/. The Shakespeare comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” comes to life in an outdoor production from Alex Schirling. This fantastical comedy follows the antics of characters who nd themselves manipulated by a group of mischievous fairies. Free with garden admission. 5 p.m. Queens Botanical
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