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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com THE COURIER SUN  •  JANUARY 12, 2017  29 happenings 10 Start your Sunday off right with a great breakfast and support the Samuel Field Y as the Little Neck-based nonprofit hosts a pancake breakfast fundraiser. Enjoy pancakes, scrambled eggs and more for just $12 a person, served to you with a smile from your favorite camp staff! Not only will you be treated to a unique breakfast experience, but this fundraiser will raise money for Samuel Field Y Day Camp Scholarships. Sunday, Jan. 15, from 8 to 10 a.m., Applebee’s Restaurant, 1985 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park. For more information, visit www.sfy.org. SUNDAY, JAN. 15 11Ever wonder why ice floats in a glass instead of sinking to the bottom, or why freezing water becomes snow, sleet, ice or hail? Join the Alley Pond Environmental Center for “ECOClub: Ice Extremes” to learn about ice and the extreme organisms that can survive its chilling effects such as lichens and mosses. Participants will take home their very own moss gardens. Program for children ages 8 to 12, limited to eight guests. $25 per child. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228- 06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. For more information, visit www.alleypond. com. 12Fans of Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese can learn more about the acclaimed filmmaker by attending a special screening and conversation with visual effects designer Rob Legato at the Museum of the Moving Image. Legato worked closely with Scorsese on such films as “The Aviator,” “Shutter Island,” “The Departed,” “Hugo” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Legato will show clips of some Scorsese films and talk about his own creative journey. $15 per person, includes admission to museum. 1 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www.movingimage.us. MONDAY, JAN. 16 14The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York Joint Board of Officers will present August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running” — directed by Bette Howard and produced by Carl Clay. Join them for this theatre brunch at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral. Tickets available at The Cathedral Bookstore. Admission $12-30. 11 a.m., Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral, 110-31 Merrick Blvd., St. Albans. For more information, visit http://www.allencathedral.org. TUESDAY, JAN. 17 15Looking for an evening of excitement? The Rego Park Jewish Center has you covered with bingo games every first and third Tuesday of the month. More than $1,000 in prizes are at stake with 12 games every night. Bring your friends! Admission is $4 per person. Doors open at 6 p.m. First game 7 p.m. Rego Park Jewish Center, Crystal Ballroom, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. For more information, call 718-459-1000. 16Join the LIC Partnership for a seminar on Succession Planning for Small Business Owners. Hosted by Quontic Bank and David Hammer of The ICA Group, a national not-for-profit consultancy, the discussion will include a presentation on succession planning techniques, including employee ownership. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Quontic Bank, 31-05 Broadway, Astoria. For more information or to RSVP, email Matt Berlin at mberlin@ ica-group.org. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17 17Drop off your food waste with the NYC Compost Project hosted by the Queens Botanical Garden. They’ll accept fruit and vegetable scraps; coffee grounds, filters and paper tea bags; bread and grains; egg shells, nutshells and corncobs; food-soiled paper towels and paper napkins; stale beans, flour and spices; and cut or dried flowers. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St., Flushing. For more information, call 718-661-1200. 18Bring your kids from ages 3 to 5 to the Middle Village Library for a special picture book session. Together with caregivers, they'll enjoy listening to stories and looking at pictures which will enable them to develop vocabulary and comprehension. 11:30 a.m., Middle Village Library, 72-31 Metropolitan Ave. For more information, call 718-326-1390. 13 Honor the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 27th Annual UNCF MLK Awards Breakfast in Queens Village. Presented by the Greater New York Inter-Alumni Council of New York, this well-known community event annually draws between 600 and 800 guests. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Jeffrey S. Thompson, Pastor of Amity Baptist Church, Jamaica. $50 per person. Monday, Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon, Antun’s Catering, 96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village. For more information, visit https://www.uncf.org/events/event/uncf-mlk-awards-breakfast-new-york.


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