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LIST OF
18 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
1 Do your and your
family want to learn
how to compost at home?
I Heart Worms is an event
where attendees will learn
about red wiggler worms
used for indoor composting
and set up their own indoor
compost bin. Registration
is required online at iheartwormswinter2018.
eventbrite.
com. 1 p.m., Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St., Flushing.
2 Need help to complete
your 2017 tax
return? IRS-trained counselors
will help you. All you
need to do is to bring a
copy of your 2016 income
tax return and Social Security
cards for yourself and anyone
else who will be mentioned
on your tax return. The Glen
Oaks location of the Queens
Library will be hosting the
event from 12:30 to 3:30
p.m. The Glen Oaks location
is located at 256-04 Union
Tpke. For more information,
call 718-831-8636.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
3 According to a number
of jazz critics, tenor
saxman Eric Alexander is
one of the greatest treats
in jazz. Alexander performs
alongside his mentor, pianist
Harold Maborn, along
with John Webber on bass
and Joe Farnworth on drums.
The Eric Alexander Quartet is
holding an event at Flushing
Town Hall at 8 p.m. General
admission is $16 and $10 for
members and teens (Ages
13-19). Flushing Town Hall is
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A wine tasting night is coming to Central Queens Y at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Participants will taste a number of distinct flavors. It costs $20 for members, but only
$15 for non-members. You can buy tickets at www.cqy.org/Tasting or you can contact
Lisa for more information at lelhyani@cqy.org. Central Queens Y is located at 67-09
108th St., Forest Hills.
located at 137-35 Northern
Blvd. For more information,
visit their website at www.
flushingtownhall.org.
4 After a six-week run
on Broadway, The
New Shanghai Circus is
back. For only $45, you will
be able to witness fearless
performers and unbelievable
athletes defy gravity and execute
breathtaking feats. For
tickets and more information,
visit www.visitqpac.org
or call 718-631-6311.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
5 Artist Chemin Hsiao
is leading his Winter
Watercolor Workshop
II class at the Queens
Botanical Garden in
Flushing. Hsiao will help
you create quality winter
light and landscapes through
watercolor painting. Make
sure to dress warmly as the
class will also feature a look
at the QGB’s Greenhouse.
Beginners are welcomed, but
are recommended to take
the course Winter Watercolor
Workshop I. Registration is
required at winterwatercolor2.
eventbrite.com. The QGB
is located at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
7 From 3 to 5 p.m., participants
16 and older
can join scientists in discussing
questions surrounding
the editing of the human
genome. The entry is free of
charge as long as you register.
Many scientists are calling
for strict regulations on
the use of technology, while
others are excited about the
possibilities. Light refreshments
will be provided. The
discussion is being held at
the New York Hall of Science
at 47-01 111th St., Queens.
Register now at nysci.org.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
8 Come join in on a
Sunday Jazz Brunch
at Fort Totten. You can witness
the smooth jazz stylings
of The Carl Bartlett Jr.
Quartet. You can also have a
chance at winning the 50/50
raffle. The event only costs
$40 for members. RSVP by
Feb. 21 at info@baysidehistorical.
org or call 718-352-
15448. The event is located
at 208 Totten Ave., Fort
Totten.
10 After an entire
century of being
the most performed opera
in the United States, the
“Teatro Lirico D’Europa:
Madama Butterfly” is
coming to Queens. The
fully staged orchestra production
is considered as
one of the top five operas
in the entire world. Tickets
are $42 and located at the
Queensborough Performing
Arts Center. The address is
at 222-05 56th St., Bayside.
For tickets and info: www.visitqpac.
org.
11 At 2 p.m. at the
Museum of the
Moving Image, a screening
and live event will be taking
place inside the Redstone
Theater, featuring the program
Of the Deep: Films by
the Department of Tropical
Research. The film will be
introduced by the vice president
and director of the New
York Aquarium, Jon Dohlin.
Tickets are $15, but free for
members at the Film Lover
level. You can purchase tickets
at http://www.movingimage.
us. The museum is located
at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
12 A series of the Best
Cinematography,
in Black and White and
Color is coming to the
Museum of the Moving
Image. Award-winning films
ranging from 1939 to 1966
will be shown from Feb. 24
to March 11. For more information,
visit http://www.
movingimage.us. The museum
is located at 36-01 35th
Ave., Astoria.
13 Develop your sewing
skills at the
Queens Library (Central
Library) Jamaica location.
The class will be held
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