28 OCTOBER 25, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
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
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• 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 S
ENIOR 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.
THURSDAY, OCT. 25
Come relax with Chan Meditation:
The Art of Stillness Beyond Mindfulness!
Master YongHua will lead an
American version of Chinese Chan
meditation from 5 to 6:30 p.m. This
free class is at WeWork Queens Plaza,
27-01 Queens Plaza N, Long Island
City. Bring a yoga mat or towel and a
photo ID.
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
Come enjoy Cuban music from a
14-time Grammy winner! Paquito
D’Rivera will be presenting The Music
of Billy Strayhorn along with pianist
John DiMartino and his trio. Tickets
are $25/$20 for members and students
and free for teens. The concert is at 8
p.m. at Flushing Town Hall 137-35
Northern Blvd.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
Enjoy Puerto Rican music from a
six-time Grammy winner! Gilberto
Santa Rosa will be singing at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $42 to $109 depending on
location. The concert is in the Colden
Auditorium at the Kupferberg Center
for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd.,
Flushing.
Experience “Steel Magnolias” in a
new way at the Queens Theatre! L.A.
Theatre Works will be presenting a
radio-play style performance. Shows
are at 2 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Saturday
with ASL interpretation and 3
p.m. Sunday with audio description.
An audience talkback will follow
each performance. Tickets are $42,
$40 for seniors, $35 for members,
$25 for rear seating, $20 for front
sides and $20 for student rush. The
Queens Theatre is at 14 United Nations
Ave. S, Corona.
SUNDAY, OCT. 28
Get fall family photos taken at the pumpkin
patch! Fifteen-minute sessions with
professional photographer Eryn Hatzithomas
that include eight photos are available
for $185. Sign up for a session between 11
a.m. and 2 p.m. This event is at Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Bring the whole family to the Cunningham
Park Farmers Market for
Halloween fun! Enjoy free pumpkin
painting, treat or treating and a kids
costume parade from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kids should come dressed in costume!
This event is in the parking lot at 19600
Union Turnpike.
Enjoy Mexican music from
Tlen-Huicani! The group has traditional
costumes and instruments. Tickets
are $20 to $30 for the 3 p.m. concert
depending on location. This event
is in the LeFrak Concert Hall at the
Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30
Kissena Blvd., Flushing.
MONDAY, OCT. 29
Bring your child to a baby costume
party at the Queens Library! Children
from birth to age 2 can come in
costume to enjoy music, dancing and
not-so-scary stories. This free event
is from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Court
Square branch of the library, 25-01
Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
Bring your kids to the library for
some spooky fun! Celebrate the “Goosebumps”
series and make your own
slime! This free event is from 5 to 6 p.m.
No registration required, but space is
limited. First-come, fi rst-served. This
event is at the Glendale branch of the
library, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale.
TUESDAY, OCT. 30
Bring your kids to watch a Halloween
movie at the library! “Hocus
Pocus” will be shown from 3:30 to 5:30
p.m. All ages welcome. No registration
required. This free event is at the Richmond
Hill branch of the library, 118-14
Hillside Ave.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31
To recognize Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, Mount Sinai Queens will
be providing free mammograms to
eligible patients from 5 to 7 p.m. By
appointment only. Call 718-808-7727
to register or for more information.
Mount Sinai Queens Family Health
Associates is at 31-60 21st St., Astoria.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Bring your kids to an aft ernoon of creepy science! Make your own vial of
fake blood, enjoy live music, create a stop motion animation monster, build
cobweb structures and more! This event is from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.
28, and is free with admission. The New York Hall of Science is at 47-01
111th St., Corona.
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