42 THE COURIER SUN • MARCH 5, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings FRIDAY, MARCH 6 See six-time Grammynominated pianist Fred Hersch with his trio, one of the greatest in the jazz scene today. With his impeccable technique, Hersch makes ballads sing sweetly and up-tempo tunes jump with pulse-quickening verve. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137- 35 Northern Blvd. Free. Online RSVP is closed, but there will be a standby line starting at 7 p.m. Audrey Dimola will be performing works from “Traversals,” her latest collection of poetry and prose that navigates love and loss, wildness and bewilderment. The book has been featured on NY1 TV, the Queens Gazette and more, and has been hailed as “a heartrending journey bursting into redemption.” Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave. 6 to 8 p.m. $10, free for members. RSVP online at queenscouncilarts. org. Calling all geographical geeks: Join the Levys’ Unique New York program and participate in the world’s only geographical trivia-based game night, featuring questions about the city’s landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods and parks at the world’s largest panorama, the Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum. The winning team will have their name permanently etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy at the Queens Museum. At the New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Park. 7 to 9 p.m. $15, $7 for members of Queens Museum or City Reliquary Museum. SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Explore what you can build with just a 3-inch block of wood and a few simple hand tools at the New York Hall of Science’s One Block Challenge. On Saturday, test the limits of your creativity using the wood and a small saw and hot glue. On Sunday, discover your inner Michelangelo by using a rasp and a fi le. 47-01 111th St. 1:30 EDITOR’S PICK See it Big! High and Wide Image courtesy of Janus Films The Museum of the Moving Image presents the “See it Big! High and Wide” series from Friday, March 6, until Thursday, March 12. This new symposium asks what a fi lm’s “sense of space” really means. What does each frame’s literal height and width communicate? The dimensions of a movie can suggest broader questions for cinema as a whole. 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Starts at 7 p.m. $12, $9 for senior citizens and students, may reserve by emailing [email protected]. to 5 p.m. $3 per adult/child pair, plus NYSCI admission. An exhibition at the Queens Museum called “Open Sessions: Drawings in Context/Field” focuses on the notion of fi eld/context as a political, historical, spatial and technological construct. Encompassing practices in video, sound, photography, drawing, performance and sculpture, the works herein negotiate with spaces both ambiguous and direct. Video screenings will precede a reception and gallery. New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 1 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org The opening reception of “After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India” follows India’s 1947 independence led by the Progressive Artist Group. In 1997, a new phase with a sudden globalized visibility to the art world took place. This exhibition presents the juxtaposition of these two historical periods, including the shifting zeitgeists in India’s cultural production. An interactive performance by Minthu Sen will also take place. Queens Museum at the New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org. SUNDAY, MARCH 8 The legacy of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair, the New York State Pavilion at >MAR6- 12 Flushing Meadow Corona Park, is hosting a lecture and book signing with author Christian Kellberg. Kellberg was part of the volunteer effort to paint the pavilion over the last three years and has photographed many neighborhoods and their landmarks. From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit queenshistoricalsociety. org. Mix everyday household ingredients to make polymers like silly putty and oobleck at the New York Hall of Science’s Little Makers: Ooey Gooey program. Children 18 months and older can fi nd out for themselves — is it a solid or a liquid? 47-01 111th St. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission. The Queens Botanical Garden is hosting an indoor gardening workshop on how to start growing your summer veggies indoors. It is an introductory workshop that should be of interest for both the novice and experienced gardener. 43-50 Main St. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. $6. Registration and payment required online at nycgovparks. org. “Face The Music” returns to the Queens Museum to present three diverse ensembles: the Face The Music Symphony, the Sound Bite Orchestra and Fearless Voices. The New York Times has called Face The Music “a force in the New York newmusic world.” New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 2 to 4 p.m. Free, no RSVP needed. Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera is a fi ve-movement work for string quartet and pipa, with water, metal, stone and paper. Inspired by childhood memo- 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.
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