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LIST OF
17 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
1 On Friday the Astoria
Performing Arts
Center will present a
show about two female
scientists researching
vanishing bee populations
across the globe.
As they are in pursuit of
publishing their research,
drastic errors are discovered
in their research.
What happens next? Come
to see “Queen,” written
by Madhuri Shekar and
directed by J. Mehr Kaur,
on Thursday and Friday at
the Astoria Performing Arts
Center.
When: Thursday, Jan. 31, at
8 p.m.
Jan. 31 – Feb. 16, 2019
Where: The Black Box at the
Variety Boys and Girls Club,
21-12 30th Rd., Astoria
Cost: $20 for students/
seniors, $25 for adults
Contact: 718-706-5750
2 The Flux Factory
hosts great musicians,
visual artists and
other performers each
month for a magical night
of dancing in Queens. It’s
the dance party for the
ages. And all ages are welcome.
However, this month
there will be a wide variety
of ‘90s music from resident
DJs. Whether you like
Nirvana or the Spice Girls,
expect a good time, and
perhaps even a surprise or
two at the event.
When: Thursday, Jan. 31,
from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Where: Flux Factory, 39-31
29th St., Long Island City
Cost: $5-$10
Contact: 347-669-1406
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Come fulfill a New Year’s resolutions by participating in our adults 50+ basketball
league! There is a 3 v. 3 adult basketball recreation club hosted by the NYC Parks and
Recreation Department for the remainder of the winter. There are five regular season
games, along with a scrimmage, a trained scorekeeper, scoring stats and a referee.
The teams can sign up prior to the start of the regular season.
When: Friday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Al Oerter Recreation Center, 131-40 Fowler Ave., Queens
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-353-7853
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
3 Since 1985, Queens
has had the iconic
cultural institution,
the Noguchi Museum in
its borough. The museum
offers a pay-what-you-wish
admission entry every first
Friday night of the month.
The museum was founded
by Isamu Noguchi, who
originally bought the space
to showcase his own work.
The museum features main,
upstairs galleries, and a
garden for visitors, vastly
expanding since it opened
over 30 years ago. Come on
the right summer night, and
you can even see musicians
perform in the garden.
When: Friday, Feb. 1, from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Noguchi Museum,
9-01 33rd Rd., Queens
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-204-7088
4 Come to a night at the
museum for a Lunar
New Year Party at MoMA
PS1. The Year of the Pig
Lunar New Year Party is a tradition
founded three years
ago. Organized by BUBBLE
T, NYC’s roving dance party,
this community event will
have DJs, live performances,
interactive installations, cocktails
and snacks. The museum
will have an after-hours
viewing of “Bruce Nauman:
Disappearing Acts” which,
according to the MoMA PS1
is the most comprehensive
exhibition of the artist’s work
ever assembled.
When: Friday, Feb. 1, 8 to
11:59 p.m.
Where: MoMA PS1, 22
Jackson Ave., Queens
Cost: $15
Contact: 718-784-2084
5 “Tradition meets
Modern Beauty:
Wonju Seos Contemporary
Interpretation of Korean
Pojagi” is having its opening
night reception at the
at Flushing Town Hall.
Wonju Seo, a Korean artist,
creates abstract textile art,
which was inspired from
the ancient art of Pojargi.
Pojargi is a historic Korean
art form of textile patchwork.
Her work is being
featured twice in The New
York Times in “Seeing Asian
Cultures Through an Indigo
Lens” and “Origami Heaven
Unfolds.” Come experience
Seo’s artwork for yourself
which she says personally
redefined her personal and
cultural identities.
When: Friday, Feb. 1, from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Flushing Town Hall,
137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing
Cost: $5 suggested donation,
free for members, students
and teens
Contact: 718-463-7700
7 Vince Giordano and
The Nighthawks perform
their 1920s and ‘30s
tunes while professional
performers swing dance
in the show at Flushing
Town Hall. This Grammy
Award-winning band has
more than 60,000 period
band arrangement. The
New York Times says, “An
erupting sense of euphoria
would describe the vintage
swing emanating
from Giordano and The
Nighthawks.” The group has
been together for over 40
years.
When: Friday, Feb. 1, at 8
p.m.
Where: Flushing Town
Hall,137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing
Cost: $25/$20 members
and students, free for teens
Contact: 718-463-7700
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
8 This year in celebration
of Lunar
New Year, the Queen’s
Botanical Garden is hosting
the Year of the Pig
Community Art Project.
People of all ages are welcome
to participate. Use
papier-mâché and paint to
decorate this Lunar New
Year pig sculpture to make
your mark on the community.
The finished sculpture
will be displayed in the garden
for QBG’s Lunar New
Year celebration on Feb. 9.
When: Saturday, Feb. 2, allday
event
Where: Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-886-3800
9 A children’s creative
writing class is being
held at Queens Library by
notable author and New
York-based poet, Chris
which she says personally
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