38 The Courier sun • february 26, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com ▶ happenings FRIDAY, FEB. 27 It’s tax season and the good folks at the Queens Library have you covered. Did you know that if your annual income is less than $60,000 then you qualify to receive assistance from New York State Tax Department volunteers? They will help you as you electronically prepare and file your personal income tax returns. The guidance is free. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library’s branches in Woodside, Flushing and Cambria Heights. All three locations offer guidance in English. Additionally, the Flushing location also offers guidance in Chinese and the Cambria Heights branch offers guidance in Haitian Creole. Preregistration is required. Call Woodside branch at 718-429-4700 or Flushing at 718-661- 1200 or Cambria Heights at 718-528-3535 for more information. Black History Month is coming to an end, and what better way to round it off than with a visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum? Visitors can explore how Armstrong’s contributions to jazz not only shaped world music but also the civil rights movement. They can listen to his songs and view photos of his private life taken by Jack Bradley. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but is shown only through guided 40-minute tours that begin every hour on the hour till 4 p.m. Fee: $10/$7 for children, students and seniors 65 and older/free for children under 4 and members. Call 718-478-8274 for more details. 34-56 107th St. The Queens Library in Woodside is screening this year’s Academy Award-nominated films. This week’s film is “Birdman” starring Michael Keaton. The film tells the story of a washed-up movie actor who tries to resurrect his career on the Broadway stage. The black comedy is rated R. The screening is for senior citizens. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. 54-22 Skillman Ave. Call 718-429-4700 for more information. Lewis H. Latimer was one of the foremost American inventors of African origin. Learn more about him, his scientific contributions and his museum from Joel Holub. Registration not required but space is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Light refreshments will be served. 4 to 5:30 p.m. 249-01 Northern Blvd. Call 718-225-8414 for more details. Celebrate Dominican Independence Day with traditional music. Berto Reyes and his band will play perico ripiao, merengue tipico (traditional Dominican merengue) and merenhouse (a fusion of merengue and American hip-hop). Listen to the sax, bass and conga being played together to create a harmonious melody. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Queens Library in Langston Hughes. 100-01 Northern Blvd. Call 718- 651-1100 for more details. After the deaths of African American men at the hands of local police sparked a national debate, The New Black Fest commissioned six male black playwrights to write monologue and performance essays about their experiences. These works will be performed by the cast of the National Black Theatre at the Museum of the Moving Image. The playwrights being featured are Dennis Allen II, Idris Goodwin, Eric Holmes, Nathan James, Glenn Gordon and Nathan Yungerburg. The New Black Fest’s artistic director >feb27- MAR5 THE WORLD’S PARK COMMUNITY FORUM File photo A group of community advisors working toward improving Flushing Meadows Corona Park is hosting a forum on the subject at the Queens Museum on Sunday, March 1, from 3 to 5 p.m. The World’s Park Community Forum, co-hosted with the Design Trust for Public Space and the NYC Parks Department, includes presentations and activities for everyone to interact with and contribute their ideas for improving access and connectivity to the park. Simultaneous Spanish and Mandarin interpretation will be available. The event is free but you can RSVP on Eventbrite via the link at www.queensmuseum.org/events/ worlds-park-community-forum/. New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call 718-592- 9700 for more details. Keith Josef Adkins will lead a conversation after the performances. 7 p.m. Tickets are free but space is limited and reservations are required. To RSVP, visit www.movingimage.us. Call 718-777-6888 for more information. 36-01 35th Ave. SATURDAY, FEB. 28 Step into Fort Totten and step back in time to the 19th century. Urban Park Rangers are organizing a walking tour of the tunnels of Fort Totten. The tour will also include facts about the history of the fort and how it played an important part in the city’s defense. Participants will get to visit the Endicott Batteries and Main Magazine areas of the fort. The group will meet at the visitor’s center at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. Free. Visit www.nycgovparks.org for rules about car parking or call 718-352-1769 for more information. Cross Island Parkway between Totten Avenue and 15th Road. Enter the park at 212th Street and Cross Island Parkway. Children can learn to make propeller-powered cars using a simple rubber band at this workshop at the New York Hall of Science. The workshop will also teach children how small changes in their design can make the difference in the car being built for speed, distance or style. For ages 7 and older. Preregistration is required as space is limited to 12 participants per session. Go to nysci.org to book. There are two sessions: 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fee: $5 per adult/child pair, plus NYSCI admission/$ 3 per adult/child pair for members. Call 718- 699-0005 for more information. 47-01 111th St. If you are one of those fascinated by the mayor’s sign language interpreter, then this is the event for you. The Central Library in Jamaica is hosting an introductory workshop to the American Sign Language. You’ll learn fingerspelling, numbers, conversation starters and etiquette. Space is limited. 2 to 3 p.m. Call 718-990-0700 for more information. 89-11 Merrick Blvd. SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Children can learn to make propeller-powered cars using a simple rubber band at this workshop at the New York Hall of Science. The workshop will also teach children how small changes in their design can make the difference in the car being built for speed, distance or style. For ages 7 and older. Preregistration is required as space is limited to 12 participants per session. Go to nysci.org to book. There are two sessions: 1:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fee: $5 per adult/child pair, plus NYSCI 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.
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