28 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 1, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >JAN FRIDAY, JAN. 2 The Flushing Book Discussion Group meets every month to ponder one book. The book for this month is “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The meeting will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. at the IRC Conference Room on the third fl oor of the Queens Library in Flushing. No registration required. 41-17 Main St. Call 718-661-1200 for more details. Let your holiday blues go by watching Anna set off in search of her sister Elsa and save their kingdom of Arendelle in a special screening of Disney’s “Frozen” at the New York Hall of Science. Rated PG. 3 p.m. Tickets: $7 adults/$6 children, students and seniors, plus NYSCI admission. Members: $3 per person; free for Family Explorer members. The Museum of the Moving Image is screening “Goodbye to Language – 3D (Adieu au langage)” by legendary director Jean-Luc Godard. The fi lm tells the story of a man and a married woman through the eyes of a dog. It is a visual experiment that encompasses a variety of styles and is a must-watch. 7 p.m. Tickets are included with paid museum admission on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 36-01 35th Ave. Call 718-777-6888 for more information. SATURDAY, JAN. 3 What happens when people come together at the epicenter of American media culture? Polit-Sheer-Form-Offi ce (PSFO), a China-based art group, decided to fi nd out by bringing together more than 150 people to scrub the plaza at Times Square in November. A video documenting the results will be screened at the main galleries of the Queens Museum from noon to 1 p.m. At other times of the day, the video will play on a smaller monitor next to the screening of its sister video, which documents the results of a similar experiment conducted in Guangzhou, China. New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call 718-592-9700 for more details. The Museum of the Moving Image is screening “Manakamana,” followed by a discussion with one of its two directors, Pacho Velez. The fi lm is a documentary about how pilgrims and tourists visit a temple in Nepal by traveling on a cable car through a jungle. It leaves you wondering about the people and what their ‘manakamana’ or ‘heart’s desire’ is. Velez will discuss the movie with fi lm critic Eric Hynes. 3 p.m. Tickets are included with paid museum admission on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 36-01 35th Ave. Call 718-777-6888 for more information. With one week left to go for the GingerBread Lane House Giveaway, now is the time to take one last look at the edible masterpiece installed at the New York Hall of Science. All the houses were specially designed and baked for this GingerBread Lane by chef Jon Lovitch over the past year. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free with NYSCI admission; ticket prices vary. 47-01 111th St. Call 718-699- 0005 for additional information. SUNDAY, JAN. 4 It’s time for the annual Quadrantids meteor shower, and what better way to watch it than with Urban Park Rangers at Cunningham Park? The rangers will teach visitors about the solar system, and explain the science and myths related to the universe. Telescopes may be available. 2- 8 Free. 6 p.m. Union Turnpike and 197th Street. The group will meet in the park’s parking lot. For more information, call 718-352-1769. Venus Williams is not just a tennis star; she is also an athlete fi ghting to ensure that female tennis players win the same amount of prize money as male tennis players do. “Venus Vs.” (2013) is a documentary that discusses this fi ght and should not be missed by anyone interested in gender equality and sports. Two short fi lms, “The Door” and “Say Yes” will be screened before “Venus Vs.” at the Museum of the Moving Image. 5:30 p.m. Tickets are included with paid museum admission on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 36-01 35th Ave. Call 718-777-6888 for more information. If you’ve ever wished that you can have a ringside view of how Christmas is celebrated in Rome, well, here’s your chance. The QL International Resource Center is presenting a photo lecture on how beautiful Rome becomes from December to early January’s Epiphany. The lecture will bring to you visuals of ceremonies at the Vatican and of the new Pope. Free. Preregistration not required. 2 p.m. 41-17 Main St. MONDAY, JAN. 5 Start your new year right with a visit to Socrates Sculpture Park. The park’s ongoing Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition is an interesting set of artwork by visual artists about engaging with the larger narrative of public space. The exhibition features 15 artists and focuses on the state of sculpture today. Open from 10 a.m. to sunset. Free admission. 32-01 Vernon Blvd. ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK REVISIT WORLD’S FAIRS With Queens being named the best tourist destination in the U.S. recently, Sunday, Jan. 4, is the perfect time to revisit the borough’s two moments of glory – the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. An exhibition commemorating these two events is currently ongoing at Kingsland Homestead and displays memorabilia from personal collections of the World’s Fairs’ attendees. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. 143-35 37th Ave. $3 to $5. Call 718-939-0647 or email kmooney@queenshistoricalsociety.org for more details.
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