44 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 23, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >JAN23-29 SATURDAY, JAN. 25 The Queensborough Performing Arts Center is holding “Blue Suede Birthday, The Elvis Bash.” Master performers Scot Bruce & Mike Albert deliver an Elvis experience that is so realistic it will send you back to the 1950s. Scot opens the show, performing his interpretations of the early hits. It is 60 minutes of all Elvis, the hair, the clothes and of course the voice! Rock around the clock, on January 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $40 and are available now. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center is located at 222- 05 56th Avenue in Bayside. For more info call 718-631-6311. FRIDAY, JAN. 31 Young Joo Song is one of Korea’s leading Jazz pianists. Her swift rise in the jazz world enabled her to record 8 albums with distinguished labels such as EMI, Warner and Sony. She also earned “Best Jazz Album” and “Best Jazz Performance” awards at the Korea Music Awards. Flushing Town Hall invites you to enjoy her music at 8:00 p.m. Admission for members is $15/$10 for members & students. JAN. 31 – MARCH 30 Beginning January 31, Flushing Town Hall (FTH) will kick off Lunar New Year 2014: The Year of the Horse. FTH’s Lunar New Year line-up encourages audience members of all ages to come out and celebrate the annual tradition often referred to as “Chinese New Year.” The rich history of Chinese New Year dates back many centuries to when people would gather to honor their ancestors, while sharing myth and traditions. For a complete list of all spring 2014 events, including our family programs, our Lunar New Year events, and many others, visit www.fl ushingtownhall.org, or call 718-463-7700. FTH is located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard in Flushing. ONGOING THRU SUNDAY, JAN. 26 “Space Choreographed: Noguchi and Ruth Page” is an exhibit of the Noguchi drawings of avant-garde David Alan Grier at QPAC WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, The Queensborough Performing Arts Center will have David Alan Grier with special guest Godfrey on their stage at 8 p.m. The star of “In Living Color,” David Alan Grier, may be best known as a dexterous TV comedy star, but he is also a multi-talented veteran of musicals, plays, and numerous fi lms. Godfrey is one of the hottest comedians on the circuit, performing all over the country and hitting all the major festivals. Tickets are $40 and are available now. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center is located at 222-05 56th Avenue in Bayside. For more information call 718-631-6311. American dancer and choreographer Ruth Page. This series includes ink wash paintings that abstract the human form. The Noguchi Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Road in LIC. For more info call 718- 204-7088. THURSDAY, JAN. 30 Join the Laughing Devil Comedy Club as the best comedians from the New York area (and beyond) bring their A-game to show off for the audience and the club bookers. The Big Thing comedians are all pros on the rise that have been vetted by the club. This event will start at 8 p.m. and star Adriane Hamilton, Casey James Salengo, Chris Williams, Christy Coffey, Evan Berke and Mike Celona. The Laughing Devil Comedy Club is located at 47-38 Vernon Boulevard in LIC. For more info call 347-913-3845. SUNDAY, FEB. 2 Flushing Town Hall is holding a Korean Mask Making Workshop at 1 p.m. Traditional Korean masks are a vital part of Korean dance dramas. Following an introduction to Korean traditional crafts, participants will color and decorate the Bong San T’al Ch’um mask and create their own colorful character. Admission is $10 for members and $8 for students (materials included) FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Flushing Town Hall is holding a Gamin-Wind & Stone event at 8 p.m. Gamin is one of the most celebrated piri, taepyeongso (Korean traditional oboe family) and saengwhang (ancient wind-blow instrument) players today. Wind & Stone is a World Music project by Gamin and Satoshi Takeishi (drummer, percussionist, and arranger) presenting both traditional and contemporary sounds of Korean music. Admission is $15 for members and $10 for students. COMPILED BY KATELYN DI SALVO SUNDAY, FEB. 9 Flushing Town Hall is holding a Make a Wish on Hanji workshop at 1 p.m. Korean folk paintings are drawn on Hanji (Korean traditional mulberry paper) and this incredibly versatile paper is also used to make a vast array of arts and crafts. Write your wishes for the New Year on Hanji and create a one-of-a-kind art piece to take home. Admission is $10 for members and $8 for students (materials included). On Sunday, February 9 at 3 p.m., Queens Symphony Orchestra performs “The Frog Prince & Peter and the Wolf” at LeFrak Concert Hall as part of its Family Concerts series. Victoria Bond’s lively new score for The Frog Prince is paired with Prokofi ev’s timeless introduction to the instruments, Peter and the Wolf. Admission free; RSVP by email to info@kupferbergcenter.org or call the box offi ce. SUNDAY, FEB. 16 Flushing Town Hall is holding a Lunar New Year Dance Sampler at 1 p.m. Curated by Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou, this year’s sampler will present demonstrations of dance from China, Korea, Taiwan, India and beyond. Admission is free, but a ticket is required. SUNDAY, FEB. 20 Celebrate Black History Month and join the Queens Botanical Garden at its George Washington Carver Workshop at 1:30 p.m. Dr. George Washington Carver made signifi cant contributions in the fi eld of botany. Learn how plants played an important role in his early life and about his later achievements in botany, agriculture, botanical illustration, industrial engineering and medicine. Admission is $6, and is appropriate for ages 5 through 12. The Queens Botanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main Street in Flushing. To register call 718-886-3800 ext. 230 or visit education@queensbotanical. org. 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
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