46 THE COURIER SUN • FEBRUARY 19, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >FEB FRIDAY, FEB. 20 Urban Park Rangers are hosting a variety of events and activities related to nature for children at the Alley Pond Park Adventure Center in Alley Pond Park. Free. 1 p.m. Call 718-352-1769 for more information. Little Neck Bay, L.I.E., Union Turnpike between Springfi eld Boulevard, Douglaston Parkway and Hanford Street. Enter the park at Winchester Boulevard under the Grand Central Parkway. The New York Hall of Science’s Engineering Week ends today with a workshop on Motor Machine Engineering. The workshop will explore how toys and gadgets can function with complex gears but only one motor. Participants will meet Sibel Deren Guler, creator of Invent-abling, at 1:30 p.m. and tackle hands-on motorized challenges with Guler from 2 to 4 p.m. They can build their own machine using the motion kit and other simple parts. Free with NYSCI admission. Preregistration is not required but admission is on a fi rst-come, fi rstserved basis. 47-01 111th St. For additional information, call 718-699-0005. Food writer Joe DiStefano will play tour guide on a Korean and Chinese Food Tour of Downtown Flushing. The neighborhood is host to regional Chinese cuisine as well as Korean cuisine, and lately the two have been intersecting with restaurants and hawker stands offering both kimchi pork buns and cumin-scented lamb skewers. DiStefano, who founded the blog Chopsticks+Marrow about food in Queens, will take participants on a culinary journey from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Cost: $95 including a ticket to the evening dance performance called “Dancing Wind: Earth, Water, Fire and Wind.” 137-35 Northern Blvd. Call 718-463-7700 for more details. Flushing Town Hall is hosting “Dancing Wind: Earth, Water, Fire and Wind,” a concert that explores Korean and Chinese music and dance. It will feature live world music from both cultures and traditional and contemporary dance styles. Tickets: $15/$10 for members and students. 8 p.m. 137-35 Northern Blvd. Call 718-463-7700 for more details. The New York Irish Center is screening “Run and Jump” (2013), a movie about an Irish housewife whose life changes when her husband suffers a stroke and an American doctor persuades them to let him document the family’s recovery process. The fi lm is directed by Steph Green, whose short fi lm “New Boy” was nominated for an Oscar in 2007. The short comedy fi lm “Na Fiorghael” will also be screened. Doors open 7:30 p.m. for the 8:15 p.m. screening. Complimentary tea, coffee, soda and popcorn will be available. Tickets: $11/$8 for students, seniors and unemployed. 10-40 Jackson Ave. Call 718-482-0909 for more information. SATURDAY, FEB. 21 Yogurt Couture at Bay Terrace Shopping Center is reopening with a two-day fundraiser benefi ting St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children. Twenty-fi ve percent of the proceeds raised today and tomorrow will be donated to St. Mary’s. All customers will also receive a 25 percent discount card that can be used against a purchase on a later date. Noon to 9 p.m. today and noon to 7 p.m. tomorrow. Call 718-819- 8054 for more information. 212-67A 26th Ave. Abracadabra! Magician Bill Blagg will perform his best acts at the Queens Theatre, leaving you spellbound. No tricks, just good ol’ magic will leave you blinking in disbelief. Recommended for children above the age of 6 and adults. 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/$27 for members/$25 rear seating/$99 for four tickets. Visit queenstheatre. org to buy tickets. 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call the box offi ce at 718-760-0064. Explore the universe from Fort Totten. Urban Park Rangers will guide participants through the gems of the night sky that are visible to the naked eye. The rangers will also discuss the science, history, myths and legends of the universe. The group will meet at the visitor’s center at 6 p.m. Free. Call 718-352-1769 for more details. Cross Island Pkwy., between Totten Ave and 15th Rd. SUNDAY, FEB. 22 The Mamas Summer Countdown, which celebrates summer, is taking place at the New York Hall of Science. It is being organized by Queens Mamas, Long Island Mamas and the Mamas Expo. The event brings together all resources for children to utilize in the summer, such as camps and classes, vacation destinations, and places where parents and children ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/eventspage, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. 20-26 EDITOR’S PICK Photo courtesy of Diana Mittler-Battipaglia TWILIGHT CONCERT Pianist Diana Mittler-Battipaglia and other members of the Con Brio Ensemble will perform Mozart and Beethoven’s compositions at a twilight concert on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills. Pieces planned for the night include Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B fl at Major K 454 and Beethoven’s song cycle “An die Ferne Geliebte.” Performers include Paul Roczek (violin), Hamilton Berry (cello) and baritone Darian Worrell. Tickets: $12/$10 for students and seniors. 4:30 p.m. 50 Ascan Avenue.
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