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40 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 30, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >FEB20-26 SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Flushing House presents the “Presidents’ Day Interactive Performance.” This free historical celebration features performances by a professional Lincoln impersonator, who looks and dresses like Lincoln, gives speeches of the martyred president, and gives expert answers to audience questions. The event starts at 4 p.m. on the Rooftop Atrium. Music, appetizers and refreshments will be provided. RSVP by calling 718-762-3198, ext. 3014, because seating is limited. Flushing House Independent Living for Seniors is located at 38-20 Bowne Street in Flushing. FEB. 22 & 23 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center presents Valerie Green/Dance Entropy in “Begin Again” on February 22 at 8 p.m. & 23 at 2:30 p.m. Valerie Green’s work intertwines an extreme exploration of human behavior, while exhibiting raw physicality mixed with human vulnerability. The evening will feature two premiere works: “Hinge,” an abstract group dance for six dancers, accompanied by original music played lived on stage in collaboration with MuSE; and “Womb,” a mulitmedia work in collaboration with artist Rodney Zagury. Plus “Skimming the Surface: Fragments of Collective Unconscious,” an intense theatrical work centered on a table and 24 knives. Admission is $15 in advance / $20 at the door / $10 students. For tickets call the LPAC Box Offi ce at 718-482- 5151. For more information visit www.laguardiaperformingarts. org. LPAC is located at 31-10 Thomson Avenue LIC. FEB. 23 – MARCH 23 The Jeffery Leder Gallery will start the New Year with an expansive exhibit that will occupy two fl oors of the gallery. This exhibition will feature work from Gerard Richter, Frida Kahlo, and Vincent Van Gogh. The Jeffery Leder Gallery is located at 21-37 45th Road, LIC. For more information call 917- 767-1734. ‘THAW’ MONDAY, FEB. 24 The Long Island City Workforce 1 Career Center is hosting a “Get more repeat customers and new customers event.” Their strategic Lifecycle Marketing is a 7-step system which helps you attract traffi c, capture leads, nurture prospects, convert to sales, deliver and satisfy, up sell and get referrals. Lifecycle Marketing is all about dating your leads and marrying your customers. It’s about converting prospects into customers and customers into loyal customers (repeat buyers). After this workshop you will leave with a Lifecycle Marketing planner, customized for your business full of ideas and tips to help you begin Lifecycle Marketing in your own business. The event starts at 7 p.m. and is located at 38-37 13th Street LIC. THRU FEB. 24 The Secret Theatre is pleased to announce a three week limited engagement of Kari Bentley-Quinn’s production of “The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens,” directed by New Voices Co-Director Christopher Diercksen. Main character Sybil Stevens is a Chicago-based fl ight attendant who fi nds her life completely changed when she is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash, and has to deal with the unexpected aftereffects of both the crash and her newfound fame. The Secret Theater is located at 44-02 23rd Street in LIC. Shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday start at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18. TUESDAY, FEB. 25 The Creek and the Cave presents “Two Nice” during open mic night, every Tuesday through March 4. Fresh off their fi rst place fi nish in the Nature Valley “Pleasant Gentleman” pageant, professional good dudes Jay Dean and Tynan DeLong bring you “Two Nice Guys.” Open mic performers get two minutes to “Take the Choo Choo to Chuckletown!” So come out, stay loose and have fun! Juice and cookies provided COMPILED BY KATELYN DISALVO by Jay’s mom, Gail. The performance starts at 6 p.m. For more information call 718-706-8783. The Creek and the Cave is located at 10-93 Jackson Avenue in LIC. THRU MARCH. 2 IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games and Museum of the Moving Image present a playable exhibition of more than two dozen games that represent the breadth and depth of the “indie” video game scene. The designers and developers of these games, individuals or small teams independent of large studios and publishers, take daring creative risks to explore new forms and methods of play. The Museum of Moving Image is located at 35-01 35th Street, Astoria. For more information call 718-777- 6888. SATURDAY, MARCH 8 The Renaissance Event Hall will be collaborating with a carefully curated selection of upscale vendors and planners to host the Love Affair Bridal Showcase. This boutique collection for the sophisticated bride and her guests will feature experts in planning, cake design, fl oral design, tablescapes, gifts, entertainment and more! Your $15.00 ticket includes beer, wine, champagne, light snacks, entertainment and an exclusive introduction to the hottest trends for wedding celebrations in 2014. The event starts at 1 p.m. and will end at 5p.m. The Renaissance Event Hall is located at 27-34 21 street, LIC. For more information and to get tickets in advance please visit, http://newyorkcity. eventful.com/events/ love-affair-showcase-/ E0-001-065544424-1 or call 718-274-4590. SUNDAY, MARCH 9 The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra is announcing the second concert of its 50th season of three concerts for the 2013-14 seasons to take place at 2 p.m. at the Forest Hill Jewish Center, located at 106-06 Queens Boulevard. The concert will feature symphonies by Weber, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students. For tickets or more information call 718-374-1627. 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 THRU APRIL 6, this exhibition at the Dorsky Gallery features work of Janet Biggs, Micheal Brody, Blane De St. Croix, Vicki DaSilva, Elise Engler, Phyllis Ewen, Andrea Galvani, Elizabeth Jordan, Itty Neuhaus, Alexis Rockman and Scott Walden. The exhibition and sale of works by more than 30 artists from the WAVE tour shosw the diversity of the show. The show features ceramics, watercolor and oil paintings, glasswork, pencil and ink drawings, photography, wood carving, collage, fi bre work, quilting, and jewelry. The Gallery is located at 11-03 45th Avenue in LIC. For more info, call 718-937-6317


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