20 NOVEMBER 1, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, NOV. 1
Help keep the Queens Botanical
Garden green at Horticulture Volunteer
Day! Learn about gardening
while helping the staff with weeding,
watering or whatever else needs to
be done. Volunteering is free and includes
garden admission; registration
is required. Volunteers must be at least
16 years old. This event is from 9 a.m. to
noon at QBG, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
FRIDAY, NOV. 2
Do you like comedy? Come to Creek
Cave Live at 10 p.m. This show features
touring comedians when they are not
on the road; lineup released the week
of the show. Tickets are $5. This event
is at The Creek and The Cave, 10-93
Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
Need help keeping your apartment
plants alive? Come to the Art of Indoor
Bonsai Workshop at the Queens Botanical
Garden! Learn about bonsai traditions
and care and take a plant home
with you! Tickets are $90 for members,
$100 for non-members. This event is
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
Interested in jazz music? Come to the
Flushing Town Hall Hot Club! Enjoy
jazz artists from Queens on the original
78 RPM format. This free event is
from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. No registration
required. Flushing Town Hall is at 137-
35 Northern Blvd.
Come to the eighth annual Sunnyside
Shorts International Film Festival,
featuring a teen competition for the
fi rst time! Enjoy short fi lms by and for
teenagers at 1 p.m. with free admission
and refreshments. Short fi lms by and
for adults start at 7 p.m.; tickets are $12
online, $15 at the door. This event is at
Sunnyside Reformed Church, 48-03
Skillman Ave.
SUNDAY, NOV. 4
Bring your middle school students
to the High School Fair! Learn about
the different high school options
available to New Yorkers, including
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applications, school life and more.
This event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
is free with NYSCI admission. Registration
is required. The New York Hall
of Science is at 47-01 111th St., Corona.
Want to learn more about Langston
Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr. and
other leaders from the civil rights
movement? Enjoy discussion and
performances about Black Forum, a
label for political spoken word and
music. Tickets are $15, $13 for members.
This event is from 3 to 6 p.m. at
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long
Island City.
Interested in art? Come to Fiber Optics:
A Panel Discussion at the Dorsky
Gallery! Artists Erin M. Riley and Martha
Tuttle will discuss textile art forms
in contemporary art from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
This event is free, but space is limited.
Call 718-937-6317 or email rsvp@dorsky.
org to reserve your seat. This event is
at 1103 45th Ave., Long Island City.
MONDAY, NOV. 5
Have comedians been funny since
they were kids? Come fi nd out at Dear
Diary: Comics Read Their Weird
Childhood Journals! Tickets are $8.
This event is from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at
Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6
VOTE! It’s Election Day! Go to vote.
nyc.ny.us to fi nd your polling site for
the midterm elections. Polls will be
open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Come to a comedian’s book release
party at Q.E.D.! Lane Moore will be
discussing her book “How to Be Alone”
along with fellow comedians Katie
Compa and Selena Coppock. Tickets
are $16. This event is from 7 to 9 p.m.
at 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a fun
craft ! Kids ages 6 to 12 can come to the
library to make a pom pom turkey.
This event is free; no registration required.
This event is from 4 to 5 p.m. at
the Woodhaven branch of the library,
85-41 Forest Pkwy.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Come to a painting party! Paint a picture of Central Park in the fall with
step-by-step instructions. Tickets are $45 and include all supplies. Space is
limited, so reservation is required. This event is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday,
Nov. 2, at The Paint Place, 31-21 31st St., Astoria.
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 aff ected 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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