44 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 26, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com happenings > JAN26-FEB1 THURSDAY, JAN. 26 1Have your say about how the city spends its money by attending a town hall meeting that City Comptroller Scott Stringer is holding in St. Albans. Stringer will speak about what his office does and field questions and concerns from the public. This event is being done in partnership with local elected officials including Congressman Gregory Meeks, state Senators Leroy Comrie and James Sanders and Assembly Members Vivian Cook, Alicia Hyndman, Michele Titus and Clyde Vanel. 6:30 p.m., Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Blvd. For more info, call 212- 669-3916, or e-mail action@ comptroller.nyc.gov. FRIDAY, JAN. 27 3 Get ready for a night of music from Godmode during “Faculty Lounge” at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth. Performers include Malory, Well Being, Truant and Fitness. 8 p.m., Ready Room at the Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth. For ticket information, visit www.knockdown.center. 4 The Museum of the Moving Image will screen director Sam Pollard’s “Two Trains Runnin’,” a documentary about the Freedom Summer of 1964. Narrated by Common, the documentary tells the story of two groups of young men who traveled to Mississippi that summer to find blues singers Son House and Skip Jame, and coax them out of retirement. Their efforts ended in memorable and tragic fashion. The film features the music of Gary Clark Jr. Director Sam Pollard will be on hand to talk about the film. $15 per person, includes museum admission. 7:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-12 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www.movingimage. us. SATURDAY, JAN. 28 6 Flushing Town Hall presents its third-annual Chinese New Year Temple Bazaar. For centuries, people in China have celebrated the Lunar New Year in temple fairs. Bring your family to enjoy performances, martial arts, crafts and food to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. The Temple Bazaar is offered in two sessions, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. There will also be a dragon parade at Flushing Library (41-17 Main St.) at 9:30 a.m. Admission to the sessions is $5 per person, $3 for children. Flushing Town Hall, 137- 35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. For more information, visit www.flushingtownhall.org. 7 Get your Zen on at the Alley Pond Environmental Center. Certified master yoga instructor Mike Mancini will lead a one-hour yoga experience suitable for beginners to experienced students. Bring your own mat, towel and water bottle. Adults only, limited to eight participants. $16 fee. 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. For more information, call 718-229-4000 or visit www. alleypond.com. 8 Feel the beat within your soul during the Community Rhythms Drum Circle at Woody & Pete’s Honky Tonk Lyceum in Flushing. Everyone’s welcome to participate in this musical program sharing love and good vibrations to everyone. No prior musical experience necessary; bring your own drum or percussion instrument. Free. 2 to 4 p.m., Woody & Pete’s Honky Tonk Lyceum, 146-49 Horace Harding Expwy., Flushing. For more information, email lyceum@ growhome.com or call 718-762-8880. SUNDAY, JAN. 29 2 9 Celebrate the Year of the Rooster as you tinker with LEDs and tissue paper to make a glowing lantern during the “Little Makers: Happy New Year Lanterns” workshop at the New York Hall of Science. Sometimes creativity can get messy, so dress your little maker (and yourself) in old clothing that can be splattered with things like paint, ink and oobleck. $8 per family, plus admission. 5 Missed Halloween? Then head to the Queens Museum for its annual Spooktacular winter costume party! The Museum’s second-floor galleries will be transformed into a supernatural New York cityscape featuring the Staten Island Ghost Ferry, Menacing Manhattan Skyscraper Tightrope, Bronx Zoo Freaky Feather Balancing, Quaking Queens Photo Booth, Bewitched Brooklyn Ball Toss, Ghosts and Godzillas Scavenger Hunt, and much more. Fun for all ages (but mostly for kids ages 3-11). $20 admission. 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. For more information, visit www.queensmuseum.org. LIST OF 18 THINGS TO DO Philatelists (stamp collectors) can share their love of their favorite hobby at the Forest Hills Library every Thursday afternoon. The Queens Stamp Club will meet to discuss new developments related to the stamp collecting world. 5 to 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave. For more information, call 718-268-7934. EDITOR’S PICK
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