24 TIMES • OCTOBER 8, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings OCT .8 -OCT1. 5 THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Get your chips ready and come out for bingo and game night at the Rego Park Jewish Center. Enjoy an evening of games including Jackpot, Early Bird Share the Wealth game, Diamond Share the Wealth game and Tri-color game. Bring your A-game and win cash prizes throughout the night. Everyone 18 and over welcome. $4 admission includes 12 games. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information, visit 718-459-1000. 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Tai chi, known as a gentle way to ght stress, is being offered at the Queens Library. Learn Qigong, a system of movement, breathing and meditation, to promote health and well-being. Free. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Queens Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. in Woodside. For more information call 718-429-4700 FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Increase your chances of nding employment online with a job preparation workshop. Learn how to navigate job applications, register and build an employment pro le, and upload a resume to an online application. Basic computer skills and an email account are required. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Queens Library 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Preregister online at jobmap. queenslibrary.org. Class code JR160. Call 718-990-8625 for more information. Youth are invited to come out to the Teen Leadership Academy, a series of workshops designed to instill leadership in our youth. Get encouraged by motivational speakers and participate in leadership exercises, small group sessions and interactive workshops. You can even take the opportunity to interview with business professionals. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Bring the kids and the entire family out for a movie night under the stars. Escape to the winter wonderland run by Snow Queen Elsa in the hit movie “Frozen.” Enjoy this fun, family lm, which is rated PG. Free. 7 p.m. Early arrival is suggested. Guests are asked to bring their own picnic blanket or chair to Maurice Park, Maurice Avenue in Maspeth. Take a blast to the past with some ‘70s music with world-class performances of “All That Jazz,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York.” Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley will be performing these songs with special guests Joel Grey and Chita Rivera. Free. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Queens Library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. in Woodside. For more information call 718- 429-4700. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 The leaves are changing colors and the air is brisk. Nature is telling us fall is here. Learn the science behind why these changes occur and be introduced to the diverse trees in New York City’s urban forests. With nearly 30,000 acres of public parkland, _New York City is the perfect place for fall leafpeeping. Bring your camera along for this Fall FoliageWalk of the Great Trees of Kissena Park. Free. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Kissena Park at Rose Avenue and Oak Avenue. For more information call 718- 352-1769. SUNDAY, OCT. 11 Come view Uranus at its closest approach to Earth while listening to Urban Park Rangers discuss its science, history and folklore. View the blue-green planet fully illuminated by the sun from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center on Little Neck Bay. For more information call 718-352-1769. Grab your pumpkins early this fall season at the Onderdonk House Harvest Festival. Join them for a day of live music, entertainment, games, crafts, apple cider making and candle making. The rst 500 children get their pumpkins free. Noon to 4 p.m. Adults $4, children free. Onderdonk House on Flushing Avenue in Flushing. Follow along with visual and literary artist Kameelah Jana as she leads children through her exhibit followed by a ‘zine making workshop inspired by her work. Learn the art of making these handmade books that can be photocopied and shared. The event is free from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Ages 5 to 12. Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows, Corona Park. MONDAY, OCT. 12 A Better Jamaica invites young adults to a free website building class. Learn software coding and how to work with HTML, CSS and JavaScript as an introduction to the six-week series of Digital Literacy and Building Websites workshops. Classes will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Nov. 20. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. SUNY Queens Educational Opportunity Center, 158-29 Archer Ave. For more information, call 646-598-4625. TUESDAY, OCT. 13 Quiet your “mind chatter” and relax your body after a long week with a guided meditation session. Sit and listen to the spoken imagery of Helen Schwizer in this teleconference event. 2 to 3:30 p.m. First-time callers should call 718-464- 0084 for access numbers. Watch the story of two sets of twins separated by the stormy seas in this ve-borough theater tour by the Mobile Shakespeare Unit. Enjoy the classic comedy “Twelfth Night” as the twins embark on their hilarious journey to reunite. Free. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica. CREATIVE INVENTIONS EDITOR’S PICK OKTOBERFEST Enjoy a day of food, beer, games, ticket auctions and fun at this Oktoberfest and Rummage Sale. Sip on your beer while shopping for some attic treasures, household goods, decorations, furniture and other hidden treasures. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. Rain or shine. Redeemer Lutheran Church/Lutheran School of Flushing and Bayside, 36-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside.
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