24 TIMES • OCTOBER 29, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings OCT .29 -NOV. 4 Thursday, Oct. 29 The Rego Park Jewish Center’s Knitting Circle will meet at 2 p.m. Knitters from all experience levels are welcome to join the club. $2 per person. Refreshments included. 97-30 Queens Blvd., between 64th and 65th roads, Rego Park. Get your feet moving and your heart pumping in this cardio-aerobics class led by Jessica Merulla. Exercise to popular music in this class designed to get your heart rate up while toning and sculpting your entire body. Free. Space is limited and is available on a rstcome, rst-served basis. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Queens Library, 95-06 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. For more information call, 718-424-2619. Alley Pond Environmental Center is hosting a “Make Art After Dark” party hosted by Masa Katani from Creative Scene. Have fun creating a moonlit sky painting while enjoying refreshments compliments of Lisa Lopez from Tastee Vegan. All supplies are included. The party is for adults and space is limited. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $33 per person. 228-06 Northern Blvd. in Douglaston. Visit alleypond.com or call 718-229-4000 for more information. Interested in learning a foreign language? Learn how to speak, read, write and comprehend Haitian Creole. Learn core concepts of grammar, phonetics and other aspects of the language with Haitian cultural context. At the end of the course, participants will be able to conduct simple conversions in Creole and write at the basic level. Free 6 to 7:30 p.m. Queens Central Library 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Keep the centuries of African American quilting history alive and join the quilting club. Learn the history of quilting, which is nearly as old as the history of our country. Free. 6 to 8 p.m. Queens Library 134- 26 225 St., Laurelton. Space is limited, register online or by phone 718-528-2822. Friday, Oct. 30 The Ridgewood Queens Library Branch will be hosting a color your own trickor treat bag event. Children ages 5 to12. A parent or caregiver must be present. Free. 3 to 4 p.m. 20-12 Madison St., Ridgewood. The Queens Library at Richmond Hill is running an Early Childhood Literacy Workshop for toddlers. Free. No registration required. 11:30 A.M. 118-14 Hillside Ave, Richmond Hill. There will be a “Haunted Forest Halloween Hike” at the Alley Pond Environmental Center. Take a walk down the Haunted Forest Trail and stop by the Mad Scientist Laboratory. Wear your costumes and a spooky guide will lead the way. This is a drop-off hike for children aged 8-12. Snack included. $13 per child. 6:30 to 8 p.m. 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. For more information call 718-229-4000. EDITOR’S PICK RAGAMUFFIN PARADE Wear your Halloween costume and march in the Halloween Ragamuffin Parade sponsored by the Maspeth Lions Club. Adults and children welcome. Trick-or-treat and win prizes for best costume. Begins at Mt. Olivet Cemetery’s main gate at 65-40 Grand Ave. and ends at the Maspeth Federal Savings Lot at the corner of 69th Street and Grand Avenue, Maspeth. Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. Visit maspethlions.org for more information. Saturday, Oct. 31 Visit the Ridgewood Youth Market on Saturdays until November 21. Youths residing in Bushwick and Ridgewood sell fresh, regionally grown fruits and vegetables. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cypress Avenue between Myrtle and Putnam avenues, Ridgewood. Visit grownyc.org for more details. Celebrate Halloween at Flushing Town Hall. Join in mask-making, pumpkin piñata, ghost stories, and other family-friendly fun! Free. 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. 4 to 7 p.m. Visit ushingtownhall.org for more information. The Bayside Village BID has organized a full day of events to celebrate Halloween. Participate in costume contests, a sel e scavenger hunt and trick-or-treating. Free. All day. Adults, children and pets welcome. Bell Boulevard, Bayside. Visit baysidevillagebid.com for more information. Celebrate the Day of the Dead at “Oye Corona!” at Corona Plaza. Immerse yourself in Mexican culture and enjoy food, dancing, singing and art by Shellyne Rodriguez. Free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.103 Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Corona. For more information visit queensmuseum. org. Join the 207th Street Block Association of Bayside for its 36th Halloween Fest- On-Mall hosted by Betty the witch. Snack on treats, listen to spooky tales and make paper arts and crafts while enjoying the autumn harvest. The event is free open to all children and adults. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the grass mall at 208th Street and 42nd Avenue. Sunday, Nov. 1 Parents and babies ages 6 to 18 months are invited to the Ridgewood branch of the Queens Library for “Mother Goose.” Hear readings from popular nursery rhymes and children’s books and join in a sing-along. Free. 11 to 11:30 a.m. 20-12 Madison St., Ridgewood. “Boroughs of the Dead” tour guide Marie Carter presents a “Ghosts of the Boroughs” lecture at Q.E.D. Learn about Astoria’s haunted mansions, hospitals and the ghosts who inhabit them in this spooky illustrated lecture. 4 to 5 p.m. $10. 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. Take a peek into the birds at the Alley Pond Environmental Center. Learn about various birds and other animals’ diets, then cook up some healthy snacks and make bird feeders for the center’s animals and wild relatives outside in nature. Live animals will sample the creations as part of the class. Space limited to 12participants. All materials included. $23 per child. Ages 6 to 8. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. For more information visit alleypond.com. Monday, Nov. 2 Children and their families are invited to Glendale Library to play classic board games and solve puzzles. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 78-60 73rd Pl., Glendale. Visit queenslibrary.org for more information. Get energized at a Zumba-Latin Dance Fitness Class at Lefferts Queens Library. Instructor Meiling Schumm creates a Latin-inspired dance workout, which helps burn fat and build muscle. Dress accordingly. Preregistration is required. Free. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 103-34 Lefferts Blvd., Jamaica. Tuesday, Nov. 3 Blend the Afro-Caribbean styles of calypso with exercise in this calypso
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