26 NOVEMBER 2, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Make new friends and put your
green thumb to use for “Horticulture
Volunteer Day” at Queens Botanical
Garden. Horticulture staff will
teach you the basics of gardening
from a variety of seasonal projects,
including removing annuals, spring
bulb planting and preparing garden
beds for winter. All skill levels are
welcomed. Participants must be
able to do physical work including
bending over, lifting 10+ pounds,
and standing, walking or squatting.
Volunteers will meet at the terrace
of the Visitor & Administration
building at 8.45 a.m. for a 9 a.m. start
day, or at 12:45 p.m. for a 1 p.m. start
day. Queens Botanical Garden 43-50
Main St., Flushing. For more information,
please email volunteer@
queensbotanical.org.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Flushing Town Hall celebrates 100
years of jazz icons Dizzy Gillespie and
Theolonious Monk with a special “NEA
Jazz Masters Program.” Performers
Kenny Barron on piano, Jimmy Owens
on trumpet, Jimmy Cobb on the drums,
Lew Tabackin on saxophone, Rufus
Reid on bass and Antonio Hart on saxophone
will cover some of Gillespie’s
and Monk’s most famous hits. Tickets
are $42 per person, $32 for members
and $20 for students. 8 p.m., Flushing
Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing. For more information, visit
fl ushingtownhall.org.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Come get creative and a little
dirty this weekend with BM Pottery
Studio. An expert will guide you
through various throwing projects,
glazing and surface techniques. No
experience required. You can bring
you own supplies, or if you don’t
have any, items will be provided for
you. $50 per person. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
BM Pottery Studio 1702 Gates Ave.,
Ridgewood. For more information,
call 718-374-4867.
King George III might not have
thought much of him, as the song in
“Hamilton” goes, but President John
Adams (good luck!) had a profound
impact on the shaping of America.
Now you can “meet” our nation’s second
president in Ridgewood during
a special program at the Onderdonk
House. Performer George Baker will
portray Adams and speak about his
life and times in the second part of
his series, “My Wife Abigail Adams,
America’s First Modern Woman.”
Admission is $5 per person; children
12 and under are free. 2 to 4 p.m., Onderdonk
House, 1820 Flushing Ave. For
more information, visit johnadamstoday.
com or onderdonkhouse.org.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Hungry for something diff erent?
Head over to Jackson Heights and
sample a world of fl avor during the
sixth-annual “Momo Crawl.” You
can get your hands on the delicious
Asian delicacies for $1 per momo at
participating restaurants and experience
a festival featuring music and
dance from Tibetan and Nepalese
artists. Purchase your passport at
Diversity Plaza the day of the crawl;
all proceeds from the passport sale
benefi ts Students for a Free Tibet,
an organization advocating for
human rights and freedom in Tibet.
2 to 5 p.m. For more information,
visit https://www.facebook.com/
events/292993047829834.
EDITOR'S
PICK
Salute those who served in defense
of our country during the Queens
Veterans Day Parade in Middle Village.
The march gets underway at noon
on Sunday, Nov. 5, at the corner of
Metropolitan Avenue and 78th Street.
Veterans groups, youth organizations,
elected officials, marching bands,
community organizers and others
will head westbound along the parade
route to Christ the King Regional
High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.,
where a closing ceremony will be held.
All spectators are encouraged to bring
their American fl ags.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Titan Theatre Company will visit
the Rego Park Library and present a
staged reading of Shakespeare’s classic
“As You Like It,” a comedy about
cousins seeking refuge in the forest
and falling into a case of mistaken
identity. Free admission, 5:30 p.m.,
Rego Park Library, 91-41 63rd Dr. For
more information, call 718-459-5140.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Learn how to detect breast cancer
early during a “Breast Health: Cancer
Screening and Prevention” seminar at
the Howard Beach Library. Registered
Nurse Linda Bulone will talk about basic
breast cancer prevention and early
detection facts and review myths and
facts about general breast health. All
are welcome to attend. 2 p.m., Howard
Beach Library, 92-06 156th Ave. For
more information, call 718-641-7086.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
For anyone who has ever watched
comedy and thought, “That looks
fun; I’d like to try that,” get your skits
ready for open mic night at Q.E.D. To
perform, sign ups are in person on
a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Your
name will be entered into a bucket
and drawn at random. Free and open
to the public from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Q.E.D
27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. For more
information, call 347-451-3873.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Elvis lives! Come sing along with
New York's top tribute artist
Lamar Peters as he pays tribute
to legendary music and fi lm icon
Elvis Presley. The evening includes
food, drink and the natural blend of
country, pop and R&B that became
the cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll.
Doors open on Friday, Nov. 3, from
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $50 per person.
O’Neills Restaurant 64-21 53rd Dr.,
Maspeth. For more information,
call 718-335-1300.
COUNSELING
PROGRAMS
• GLENDALE ALANON, a program
for families and friends of alcoholics,
meets every Tuesday night at
Trinity Reformed Church, Palmetto
Street and 60th Place, Ridgewood,
Beginners meet at 7:30 p.m., followed
by the regular meeting at
8:10 p.m.
• 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.
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.
