FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JANUARY 1, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 29 buzz VISIT Photo courtesy Matt Lankes/IFC Films You don’t need wood to build your own chair. This workshop will teach you how to design and structure a chair out of cardboard in such a way that it will actually hold your weight easily. Free. 3:30 p.m. Registration not required. 89-11 Merrick Blvd. Call 718-990-0700 for more details. Forget the samba and the rumba, it’s time to dance the soca! Davin McLeod will teach you how to step to this “soul of Calypso” dance at this free workshop. Preregistration is required for each session, but prior dance experience is not required. 5:30 p.m. 191-05 Linden Blvd. TUESDAY, JAN. 6 Center for Independence of the Disabled is hosting an information session at 2 p.m. at the Queens Library in Sunnyside. The session is aimed at making attendees aware of the ways in which people with disabilities can be fully integrated into society with equal opportunities and independence. Free. Registration not required. 43-06 Greenpoint Ave. The sessions will be conducted in other locations throughout the month. Visit http://www.queenslibrary. org/event/center-for-independence-of-thedisabled new-york for more details. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is the value of a short video? Harness the power of visual storytelling with this workshop on making video segments. The workshop will focus on writing, producing, directing and performing in short videos. Free. 6 p.m. 2002 Cornaga Ave. After the feasting and fun, it is now time to get fi t again. What better way than doing the Zumba? Dance to Latin, international and pop music in this Zumba class in Woodhaven. Free. 6 p.m. Preregistration is not required but space is limited and will be fi lled on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 85-41 Forest Pkwy. WATCH ‘BOYHOOD’ WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 The holidays are behind you and you are done with the gifting. Now it’s time to treat yourself with a little something. Why not some jewelry made with cowrie shells? Pamela Isaac will teach you how to make bracelets and earrings from cowrie shells in this hands-on workshop. Materials will be provided. The workshop is free, but you have to register via www.queenslibrary.org or by calling 718-776-6800 as space is limited. 4 p.m. 94-11 217 St. If you are interested in launching an arts business startup, then don’t miss this information session about New York Foundation on the Arts’ program called Arts Business Incubator. Being a part of the program will mean the foundation will support your startup with expert training and business planning assistance for three years. This information session will give more details about the program and offer tips about the application process. Free. Queens Council on the Arts at 37-11 35th Ave. (Entrance on 37th St.) 6 to 7:30 p.m. Preregistration at http:// queenscouncilarts.org/ is required. The musicians of the Queens Jazz OverGround are hosting their monthly jazz clinic at Flushing Town Hall from 6 p.m. This month’s clinic will focus on Charles Mingus’ music. As usual, the clinic will be followed by a jazz jam. The clinic is free to attendees who are high school students or older. The jam, starting at 7 p.m., is open to all but tickets are $10 if you wish to watch/free for performers, members and students. 137-35 Northern Blvd. THURSDAY, JAN. 8 There are less than two weeks left to go before the exhibition What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones closes at the Museum of the Moving Image. The exhibition showcases the work of this legendary artist who was behind some of the most enduring cartoon characters of all time, such as Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote. His animated fi lms and original sketches are on display at the exhibition. Museum hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 36-01 35th Ave. Call 718-777-6888 for more information. There is a free screening of the classic movie “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” (1948) at the Central Library in Jamaica. The fi lm tells the story of Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) who purchases a dilapidated house in the country and tries to fi x it with the help of his wife Muriel (Myrna Loy) and their two daughters while trying to save his job at an advertising agency. 2 p.m. 89-11 Merrick Blvd. Let there be music! Take a trip down musical memory lane with accomplished vocalist Tom Smith. He will perform a retrospective of some of the best musical icons of 20th-century New York, including Louis Armstrong and Sophie Tucker. Free. Preregistration not required. 2:30 p.m. 31-32 Union St. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM QueensCourier.com FOR MORE STORIES EDITOR’S PICK This is a must-watch fi lm, if for no other reason than the fact that “Boyhood” was fi lmed over 12 years so the actors age with their characters. Ever seen that before? Director Richard Linklater broke new ground when he decided to fi lm his movie in this way and it was no surprise when he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Boyhood is the coming-of-age story of a young boy Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who lives with his older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) and their mother Olivia (Patricia Arquette). The fi lm also stars Ethan Hawke as Mason’s father. Sunday, Jan. 4, 6 p.m. Tickets are included with paid admission to the Museum of the Moving Image on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 36-01 35th Ave. Call 718-777-6888 for more information.
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