It’s In Queens! News From The Queens Tourism Council It’s “Drama Queens,” as two plays and a theater festival are set to launch in the borough this week. Plus, Gladys Knight comes to town, painters target Citi Field, foragers taste edible plants, walkers learn about Willets Point, and early bird shoppers buy homemade holiday gifts. Here’s the rundown. • Tonight (Thursday), Nov. 6, Paint Nite, 6:30 p.m. Each participant takes an art class and paints a picture of Citi Field on a 16”x 20” canvas to take home. $55, free parking. Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, www.mets.com/paintnite. • Thursday, Nov. 6, through Saturday, Nov. 22, In The Bones, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m, Saturday at 2 p.m. This Astoria Performing Arts Center play explores grief, permanence, and family after a soldier returns from Afghanistan and ends his life. $18/$12 for seniors and students. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., Astoria, www.apacny.org. • Thursday, Nov. 6, Author Event, 7 p.m. Adrienne Onofri talks about her new book, Walking Queens, and some of the 30 tours it describes. Free. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., -SEE TOURISM ON PG. 54- Community CALENDAR Queens & Brooklyn www.astoriabookshop.com. • Thursday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 23, Fifth Annual Harvest Festival, times vary. This year features 28 showings of three full-length plays in rotation. $15. Chain Theatre, 21-28 45th Rd., LIC, www.variationstheatregroup.com. • Friday, Nov. 7, An Evening with Gladys Knight, 8 p.m. The Empress of Soul has won seven Grammy Awards and has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. $35–$109. Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, www.kupferbergcenter.org. • Friday, Nov. 7, Juri’s Kuns: Passage, 8 p.m. Korean music with acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion and Janggu (Korean drum). Free with mandatory RSVP at 1-718-463-770, ext. 222. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., www.flushingtownhall.org. • Friday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Nov. 16, The Cottage, Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m, Nov. 14 matinee at 2 p.m. A mischievous play set in a cozy love nest in the English countryside in the early 1920s. Through stinging TODAY RIDGEWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS AND CIVIC ASSOC. will meet at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Presbyterian Church, 59-14 70th Ave., off Forest Ave. GLENDALE MIDDLE VILLAGE COALITION will meet at 7 p.m. at St. Pancras Parish Hall, Myrtle Ave. and 68th St., Glendale. COMMUNITY BOARD 2 will hold a public hearing and public meeting at Sunnyside Community services, 43-31 39th St., 1st Floor, Sunnyside. COMMUNITY BOARD 10 will hold a public hearing and public meeting at 7;45 p.m. at the K of C Hall, 135-45 Lefferts Blvd., South Ozone Park. MASPETH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will hold a Business Card Exchange at Connolly’s Corner, 71-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth from 6 to 8 p.m. MASPETH 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 -SEE CALENDAR ON PG. 22- TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 • 20
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