It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council There are a few pumpkin/harvest events, but the upcoming week is marked by its diversity of entertainment. Consider big names such as Martha Graham, Eddie Money and the World’s Fair along with lectures, classical music, slave narrative-influenced art, beekeeping, a book fair, a bridal show and a bicycle tour. Here’s the rundown. • Tonight (Thursday), Oct. 9, Sunnyside Gardens at 90: Lecture and Exhibit, 7 p.m. Historian and preservationist Jeffrey A. Kroessler and architect Laura Heim, past president of the AIA Queens Chapter, offer an illustrated lecture on Sunnyside Gardens. $5. Greater Astoria Historical Society, Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, Fourth Floor, LIC, www.astorialic.org. • Thursday, Oct. 9, Lost Dog Orchestra Presents Rhodebeck, 8 p.m. This Astoria-based ensemble presents a one-hour suite from the Hersch work Rhodebeck, paired with a rare performance of Abel DeCaux’s haunting lateimpressionist work, Clair De Lune. Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37th St., Astoria, www.lostdognewmusic.org. • Thursday, Oct. 9, Fugitive Art and Fugitive Testimony: Slave -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 55- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn Narratives Then and Now, noon. In the 1990s a number of visual artists used literary slave narratives as templates for their work. In this lecture, Hunter College Speaker in the Humanities Janet Neary brings together contemporary visual slave narratives and classic slave narratives from the 19th century to examine the way black artists and writers respond to institutional constraints. Free. York College, 94- 20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, www.kingmanor.org. • Thursday, Oct. 9, Beginner Beekeeping Course, 7:30 p.m. Master beekeeper Walter Blohm teaches basic biology and anatomy of honey bees as well as apiculture essentials such as colony care, honey extraction, equipment and disease prevention. This is the first of eight sessions on the second Thursday of each month. $200. Queens County Farm Museum, 73- 50 Little Neck Pkwy., Oakland Gardens, www.queensfarm.org. • Friday, Oct. 10, Silent Scream VII, 7:30 p.m. The jazz fusion group ZAHA plays live music as the silent film A Page of Madness screens. $15 suggested donation. Sunnyside Reformed Church, 48- 03 Skillman Ave., Sunnyside, www.zaha.blissstreetstudios.com or TODAY 110th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. at Flanders Field VFW Post 150, 51- 11 108th St., Corona. 104TH PRECINCT CIVILIAN OBSERVATION PATROL (104COP) will meet at 8 p.m. at St. Pancras Parish Hall, Myrtle Ave. and 68th St., Glendale. MOBILE OFFICE for State Sen. Joseph Addabbo will be available from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the North Forest Park Library, 98-27 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, Long Island City will hold a History Roundtable on the 90th Anniversary of Sunnyside Gardens at 7 p.m. GLENDALE KIWANIS will meet at Zum Stammtisch restaurant, Myrtle Ave. and 70th St., at 12:30 p.m.M ASPETH KIWANIS will meet at O’Neill’s Restaurant, 64-21 53rd Dr., Maspeth at 12:15 p.m. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Many programs and meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456- 2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-366- 3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-392-6944. SELF-HELP MASPETH Senior Center, 69-61 Grand Ave., will hold beading, jewelry and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. For more information, call 1-718-429-3636. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold arts and crafts at 10 a.m., sit and be fit at 1 p.m., Tai-Chi-Chuan at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 1-718- 894-3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61- 20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718-779-1234. SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784-6173, -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 34- TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 • 20
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