26 OCTOBER 4, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, OCT. 4
Exercise your green thumb at the
Queens Botanical Garden! Come
to Horticulture Volunteer Day to
learn about gardening through
hands-on experience from 9 a.m. to
noon! Volunteers must be at least
16 years old. This event is free, but
registration is required and includes
admission. QBG is at 43-50
Main St., Flushing.
FRIDAY, OCT. 5
Enjoy an orchestra concert at the
Queens College! Charles Neidich will
be the guest conductor at this performance
that starts at 7:30 p.m. The
concert will be in the LeFrak Concert
Hall, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing.
Discuss a modern horror story
with the author and illustrator at the
Astoria Bookshop! Writer Pornsak
Pichetshote and artist Aaron Campbell
will be sharing about their graphic
novel “Infi del,” a haunted house story
that explores Islamophobia. This event
is from 7 to 8 p.m. and is free for the
public. The Astoria Bookshop is at 31-
29 31st St.
SATURDAY, OCT. 6
Make music inspired by nature!
Bring the whole family to the Queens
Botanical Garden for Making Music
with Musica Reginae from 11 a.m. to
noon. Free with garden admission;
no registration required. This event is
recommended for ages 4 and up. QBG
is at 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Come to Oktoberfest at Sunnyside
Gardens Park! Enjoy food, beer, craft s,
music, rides, a pumpkin patch and
more from noon to 5 p.m. This event
is at 48-21 39th Ave., Long Island City.
Rain date Oct. 7. Email scgapark@
gmail.com or call 718-672-1555 for
more information.
Get your kids in the Halloween
spirit with the Queens Historical Society!
Come decorate pumpkins, enjoy
old-fashioned candy and make candy
apples from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This
event costs $5 and is for ages 6 and
up. The Queens Historical Society is
at 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing.
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SUNDAY, OCT. 7
Come enjoy South Asian food at the
Momo Crawl! More than 20 restaurants
in Jackson Heights will be selling dumplings
called momos at this cultural
event! Eat tons of food from 1 to 5 p.m.
for only $10. This event is at the Diversity
Plaza, 73-19 37th Rd., Flushing.
Get outside and learn about birds
on a Bird Walk with NYC Audubon at
the Queens Botanical Garden! Learn
to identify diff erent types of birds and
how the QBG provides for them on this
walk from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tickets are
$6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students,
$2 for children ages 4 to 12 and
free for children 3 and younger and
members. The QBG is at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
MONDAY, OCT. 8
Get lost in a 3-acre corn maze
at Queens Farm Park (Little Neck
Parkway between 73rd Road and 74th
Avenue). Starting at 11 a.m., visitors can
fi nd clues and solve puzzles as they try
to fi nd their way out of the corn maze.
Adult tickets are $10, tickets for children
ages four to 11 are $4. Children
ages 3 and under get in free. The last
tickets will be sold at 4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 9
Always wanted to learn how to
knit? The Queens Library in Briarwood
is hosting Knitting With Lilli, a
beginner class for those interested in
knitting. All materials are provided,
but attendees are free to bring their
own. Registration is required by
phone at 718-658-1680 or in person at
the library. The event will run from
1 to 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10
Queens Botanical Garden is hosting
the NYC Compost Project from 9 a.m.
to noon. Attendees to this free event
can lend a hand at the urban farm or
learn how composting works. Tasks
may include weeding, harvesting,
planting activities, processing food
scraps, building a compost pile or
sift ing fi nished compost. Volunteers
must be at least 16 years old.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society is hosting the Annual Harvest
Festival at the Vander-Ende Onderdonk House on Sunday, Oct. 7. The festival
will feature a pumpkin patch with 500 pumpkins for the fi rst 500
children, a market, apple pressing for cider, a bouncy house, face painting,
craft s, games, music by DJ Frank, an appearance from Nolick the Wizard,
self-guided tours of the Onderdonk House and refreshments. The festival
will run from noon to 5 p.m. Adult admission is $5, admission for children
ages 12 and under is free. Members also get in for 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 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.
• 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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