24 NOVEMBER 15, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
THURSDAY, NOV. 15
Come plant your own terrarium
at the Queens Botanical Garden!
Adults 21 and older can enjoy drinks
while creating their own plant and
tiny decor landscape at this Evening
Cocktail & Craft ! Tickets are $20 for
members and $25 for non-members.
Registration is required; drop-ins are
allowed upon availability. This event
is from 6 to 8 p.m. at QBG, 43-50 Main
St., Flushing.
Come to a free dance class! Learn
the basics of Sabar, a traditional dance
performed to the Sabar drum of Senegal.
This free event is from 6:30 to 8
p.m. at the RIOULT Dance Center, 34-01
Steinway St., Long Island City.
FRIDAY, NOV. 16
Are you a fan of the Beach Boys or
the The Ramones? Come to the Astoria
Bookshop for a discussion of the books
“Why The Ramones Matter” and “Why
the Beach Boys Matter” with the authors!
This free event is from 7 to 8 p.m.
No registration required. The Astoria
Bookshop is at 31-29 31st St., Astoria.
Come see two dance performances
at Green Space! David Appel will feature
two trios of dancers, and Catey
Ott Dance Collective will perform
work inspired by pieces at the Haggerty
Museum of Art. Tickets are $17
online, $20 cash and $22 credit card at
the door. This performance is at 8 p.m.
on Friday and Saturday at 37-24 24th
St. #211, Long Island City.
SATURDAY, NOV. 17
Learn how to have an eco-friendly
Thanksgiving at the Queens Botanical
Garden! All.Things.Cooked will
be sharing tips on how to have a
zero waste holiday. This event is free
for members, $6 for non-members.
Registration is required; drop-ins are
welcome upon availability. This event
is from 1 to 3 p.m. at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
Decorate a tote bag at this fun
workshop! Designer Phyllis Ger
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will show you how to design a bag
for yourself or to give as a gift.
Tickets are $5 for members, $6 for
non-members. This event is at 1 p.m.
at the Voelker Orth Museum, 35-19
149th St., Flushing.
SUNDAY, NOV. 18
Make your own holiday centerpiece
at the Queens Botanical Garden!
Learn tips and tricks and take home
your own creation. Tickets are $30
for members, $35 for non-members
and include all supplies. This event is
for adults and children ages 10 and up.
Registration is required. This event is
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
Come to an artist talk at the Dorsky
Gallery! Curator and scholar Kathy
Battista will interview artist Alex
McQuilkin about her work. This free
event is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Seating
is limited; call 718-937-6317 or email
rsvp@dorsky.org to RSVP. The exhibit
is at 1103 45th Ave., Long Island City.
Come learn about disability
through a series of new plays! Queens
Theatre will be presenting Theatre
For All Short Plays for their last Fall
Reading Series event. ASL interpretation
and audio descriptions will be
available. An audience talkback will
follow the performance. Call 718-760-
0064 to reserve a seat. This reading
is at 6 p.m. at 14 United Nations Ave.
S, Corona.
MONDAY, NOV. 19
Hear some new comedy routines
at Permission to Fail! NYC stand up
comedians come to test out new material.
This event is at 8 p.m. at The Creek
and The Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave., Long
Island City
TUESDAY, NOV. 20
Come to a free Haitian dance class
at the Djoniba Centre! Learn spatial
awareness and body control through
this traditional dance. This event is
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 34-01 Steinway
St., Long Island City.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Head to the New York Hall of Science to check out GingerBread Lane. GingerBread
Lane is a yearly holiday exhibit consisting entirely of gingerbread
buildings draft ed, designed, baked, built and decorated by chef Jon Lovitch.
Lovitch will once again try to beat his own Guinness World Record for
largest gingerbread village. Come see the completely edible GingerBread
Lane, included with general admission to the New York Hall of Science. For
more information, visit nysci.org.
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
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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