44 THE COURIER SUN • FEBRUARY 16, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com happenings > FEB16-22 THURSDAY, FEB. 16 2Join renowned Queens poet Maria Lisella and a circle of diverse poets as they explore how poetry can save us from heartbreak, pain, suffering and longing. Free. 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. Queen’s Library at Windsor Park, 79- 50 Bell Blvd., Bayside. 3Learn the ins and outs of buying your first home with Quontic Bank on Thursday, Feb. 16. Join loan officer Monica Burgos and real estate attorney Robin D’Elia as they host a seminar on homebuying, the mortgage process, and much more. Free. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Quontic Bank, 31- 05 Broadway, Astoria. Contact marketing@quonticbank. com to confirm attendance. FRIDAY, FEB. 17 4Wieteke Heldens will be presenting her fourth solo-exhibit entitled “Bringing the Content Back” at the Flux Factory on Feb. 17. With no materials to work with, Heldens began creating art on paper bags from bodegas and restaurants she went to around New York in 2010. This gallery will feature Content drawings from around the world gathered by Heldens this past year. Exhibits will be spread out at the various locations around Long Island City the Content came from. Free. 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.fluxfactory. org. 5You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll have a good time with the whole family. Visit Whitestone Library and enjoy cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s that show the downsides of love and all that comes with it. Program will be run by film archivist, animated historian and lifelong Queens resident Tommy EDITOR’S PICK Stathes. Free. Feb. 17 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Queens Library at Whitestone, 151-10 14 Rd., Whitestone. SATURDAY, FEB. 18 7The Jamaica Performing Arts Center will hold a screening of the documentary film “HAPI: The Role of Economics in the Development of Civilization” as a part of JCAL’s Black History Month celebration. Director Taaqly Grants’ film follows the Nile River’s role in the economic and political development of early Western civilization and how it directly influences the African Diaspora today. Panel discussion will be held after the film. $25 per person. Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. For tickets, visit hapifilm.com. 8Chris Eliopoulus, illustrator of the children’s book “I Am Jim Henson” by Brad Meltzer, will conduct a drawing demonstration and discuss his book as this month’s installation of the Jim Henson’s World series. This event also features a screening of rarely seen clips of the ‘90s television special “The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.” Book signing will follow the screening. 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. $15 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, $7 for children. Museum of Moving Image, Redstone Theater, 36- 01 35th Ave. For more information and tickets, visit www. movingimage.us. SUNDAY, FEB. 19 9Enjoy a twilight concert perform at the Church in the Gardens by the renowned Con Brio Ensemble on Sunday, Feb. 19. The concert will include works by Romantic composers Brahms, Mahler and Dvorak. $12 per person. $10 for seniors and students. 4:30 p.m. The Church in the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. 10The Noguchi Museum will offer free admission on Sunday, Feb. 19, in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Artist Kimi Maeda will present her solo performance, “Bend,” which tells the story of her father, Asian art historian Robert Maeda, and Isamu Noguchi’s time in a Japanese American internment camp. Maeda will lead an Art for Families program during the course of the exhibit. $10 per family. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd. at Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City. For more information on the community 1 day events and to preregister for Art for Families, visit www. noguchi.org. 11Valentine’s Day is over, but the Astoria Bookshop is still talking and writing about love. Join instructor Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons in a creative writing workshop about the love word. Explore the good and the bad of love through writing prompts and discussions. Don’t forget your pen and paper. $10 suggested donation. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. MONDAY, FEB. 20 12Richard and Mildred Loving, subject of the recent film “Loving,” broke the law by simply choosing to be together despite the different colors of their skin. The Greater Historical Society will screen a 2011 HBO documentary about LIST OF 17 THINGS TO DO If you love to write and need a space to jot down ideas, stop by the South Hollis Library on Thursday, Feb. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. This free weekly workshop is open to all writers regardless of genre, background or experience. Snacks, writing prompts, and other materials will be provided. Queens Library at South Hollis, 204-01 Hollis Ave., South Hollis.
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