24 TIMES • OCTOBER 1, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings OCT .1 -OCT.7 THURSDAY, OCT. 1 Snap to the beat during an evening of jazz at Jazz Combos at Fitz’s Spare Keys. Listen to a student ensemble as they perform at Elmhurst College. The performances are free and open to the public. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. 119 North York Rd., Elmhurst. For more information, call 630-617-3515. FRIDAY, OCT. 2 NYC Parks and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment present a movie night out under the stars. Enjoy the film “American Promise,” which follows two African American families over the course of 12 years as they seek educational opportunities and better lives for their sons. Viewers are encouraged to come before 7 p.m. as seating is limited. Please bring your own picnic blanket or chair. Free. 7 to 9 p.m. at Travers Park, 34th Avenue, Jackson Heights. For more information call 718-393 -7370. SATURDAY, OCT. 3 Take a musical journey to the past with master musician and composer Wang Guowei and soloist Sun Li in a free community concert at Queens Library. Enjoy both repertoire from ancient Chinese dynasties, to contemporary folk music from the two-string fiddle erhu and the pear-shaped lute pipa. Hear this duo at 2:30 p.m. at 214-20 Northern Blvd. in Bayside. The M.S. 158 Marie Curie Middle School is celebrating 60 years of excellence with their first Fall Family Festival. Come out for a day of fun attractions, rides, products and food from local vendors, and raffle prizes with goods from local businesses. Alumni are welcome for a tour of the school at the beginning of the program from 10 a.m. to noon. Local political figures will be present to share opening remarks. Money raised by the event will go toward funding student activities and classroom supplies. M.S.158 Marie Curie Middle School. 46-35 Oceania St., Bayside. For more information contact 917-418-1046 or email [email protected]. Channel your inner yin and yang with a yoga class led by certified teen and tween yoga instructor Liza Lopez. Ages 9 to 15 can jam it out while working up a sweat as she combines music with the practice of yoga. Grab a towel and bottle of water and head over to the Alley Pond Environmental Center. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $10 for members, $16 non-members. Space is limited to eight participants. Mats will be provided. Register at www.alleypond.com/ Cars, trucks, and motorcycles alike, come out to the Forest Park Fall Festival to showcase your set of wheels. Join the New York Fire Department, New York Police Department and Woodhaven Historical Society. Bring your antique, classic, chopper, 4x4, hydraulics, low-rider or just anything with an engine. The first 100 cars will receive goody bags and dash plaques. The show will be judged by peers, so you get to decide who receives each of the 34 trophies. Spots are limited to 250 cars so early arrival is suggested. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Forest Park, Myrtle Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, Woodhaven. To sponsor a trophy or for more information, email [email protected] weekends.html 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Learn the mystery and history behind the famous and infamous buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In the Moments in Time II tour by the Onderdonk House, learn how the culture and history of the times impacted the life and death of those buried. Handouts and refreshments will be served. 1 to 3 p.m. Donations are $8 to support the programs of the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society. 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. Call 718-456-1776 for more information. The Ridgewood market presents “A Night Bazaar.” Enjoy an evening of live music by a DJ, entertainment, games, gifts and food. Shop from more than 40 independent and local artisan vendors selling local and vintage products. The event is kidfriendly, so make it a family day. Free. 5 to 11 p.m. Gottscheer Hall, 657 Fairview Ave., Ridgewood. Visit www.ridgewoodmarket.com for more information. Enjoy listening to vocalist Lois Bruno as he offers a musical tribute to jazz legends Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Barbara Streisand. Free. 2:30 p.m. 20-12 Madison St., Ridgewood. Call 718-821-4770 for more info. SUNDAY, OCT. 4 The St. Luke’s Chamber of Ensemble is making a stop at the Queens Museum as part of their Subway Series tour of the five boroughs. Enjoy an afternoon of art, desserts, and a 1-hour concert from the Grammy Award-winning ensemble. The series is partnering with Cool Culture to host an art supply drive for preschool children. They are welcoming donations of any colored pencils, watercolor sets and glue sticks. The event is free from 2 to 3 p.m. at Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Kick off autumn with a morning of shopping for apples, fresh cider and apple pie at the Queens County Farm Museum. The farm will also feature a sheep shearing demonstration by the Long Island Livestock Company’s Tabbethia Haubold. The event is free, but it’s first-come, first-served. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Little Neck. For more information call 718-347-3276. MONDAY, OCT. 5 Relive the Shakespearean world of love and scandal this fall when you attend the new series of staged readings of his works. For opening night, enjoy “Much Ado About Nothing,” one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies of gossip, love and deceit presented by The TITAN Theatre Company and Queens Library. Free. 5:30 p.m. Queens Library at 108-19 71st Ave. in Forest Hills. For more information, call 718- 268-7934. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley is asking the help of her constituents to help brainstorm how $1 million in capital funding should be spent. The Participatory Budgeting Assembly process will allow members of the community to determine how public WHEELS ON DISPLAY
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