38 THE COURIER SUN • MARCH 12, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings FRIDAY, MARCH 13 The Queens College Opera Studio is producing a version of “Rape of Lucretia.” 65-23 Kissena Blvd. $15. Starts at 3 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Saxophonist David Schnitter and singer Marti Mabin return to the Sunnyside Reform Church to offer another dazzling concert, “Jazz in the Sanctuary.” 48-03 Skillman Ave. Free. Starts at 7 p.m. Visit the King Manor Museum in Jamaica and write a letter with a quill and ink, and hear a true story about a dog that helped postal workers in the 19th century. Also, take a museum tour and see a mailbox used in Jamaica 200 years ago. 150-03 Jamaica Ave. Free. 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic “The Sound of Music” is being presented by special arrangement at the Community Theater Group of Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 13-00 209th St. $22, $20 for seniors and children. Starts at 8:30 p.m. This month’s reading at the Voelker Orth Museum focuses on tales of leprechauns and shamrock in “Storybook Discovery: The Luck of the Irish.” Participants can explore the garden and craft a rainbow with a pot of gold. 149-19 38th Ave. $5 suggested donation. Starts at 11 a.m. Get a taste of the children’s garden program and plant seeds while learning about gardening and the environment on Children’s Garden Family Day. The Children’s Garden is a hands-on program for children ages 5 to 12 that teaches them about plants, gardens and nature. Register early for the spring session, which starts on April 11. Queens Botanical Garden. Free. 2 to 4 p.m. Participate in Yoga in the Elements with instructor Mike Mancini, who creates a multi-level adaptable approach suitable for beginners to experienced students. Practice fi nding total peace in a serene surrounding. The Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. $16. 9:15 a.m. The Museum of Moving Image is hosting the Teen Digital Media Lab. Teens can spend their Friday afternoons trying out different media-making activities. These design jams are a chance to experiment with game design, programming, animation and more. Participants will use various tools and technologies, collaborate on design EDITOR’S PICK ‘Succession’ Valerie Green performs a one-woman show titled “Succession,” which channels the life cycle of her work from the past decade on March 13 to 15. Green created this 45-minute show by weaving together segments from her solo works. She uses the performance to depict birth, aging and rebirth. $17 in advance, $20 at door. 8 p.m. For more information, visit danceentropy.org. 37-24 24th St. challenges and get exclusive access to the museum. Ages 14 and up. Free. Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. 4 pm. For more information, visit movingimage.us. Adults of all ages will gain lifesaving skills from demonstrations on fi re safety. 1 p.m. at Queens Library Forest Hills, 108-19 71st Ave. Learn primitive and modern methods for making fi re safely and responsibly with Urban Park Rangers. This event will help families learn useful tips and tricks while exploring the great outdoors. Free. 11 a.m. Call 718- 352-1769 for more information. Alley Pond Park Adventure Center at 67th Avenue. SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Browse memorabilia from the 1949-40 and 1964-65 World’s Fairs drawn from the collections of people who attended and fondly recall the World’s Fairs. All items on display in the exhibition have either been donated or loaned to the Queens Historical Society by residents of Queens who attended the World’s Fairs. 143-35 37th Ave. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit queenshistoricalsociety. org >MAR13- 19 Urban Park Ranger hiking guides will introduce you to the hidden gems of New York City. On these hikes, you may explore nature, discover our city’s urban forests, or just unplug from the world to clear your head. Hiking programs feature intensity levels ranging from light (a leisurely stroll on mostly paved paths), to moderate, to vigorous. This will be a light hike. Park Drive East and 73rd Avenue Terrace. Free. 11 a.m. For more information, visit nycgovparks. org. Shown as part of the Museum of Moving Image’s Required Viewing series, “North by Northwest” is an Alfred Hitchcock classic that infl uenced the making of TV’s “Mad Men.” 36-01 35th Ave. Starts at 5:30 p.m. The Con Brio ensemble will perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, and a special selection of pieces by Dvoark, Kreisler, Dukas and Sarasate that were infl uenced by Hungarian Gypsy music. 2:30 p.m. at Queens Library Forest Hills, 108-19 71st Ave. The controversial, explicitly racist, but landmark 1915 fi lm “The Birth of a Nation” by D.W. Griffi th will be screened at the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s Quinn Building. Though silent, it contains many cinematic innovations, technical effects and artistic advancements, including a color sequence at the end. It is being shown in conjunction with lectures commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and a look at the Reconstruction period. 35-20 Broadway, fourth fl oor. Screening starts at 1 p.m. Join the New York Hall of Science for a celebration of Pi Day with a special workshop with Sibel Deren Guler. Visitors will spend the afternoon observing, designing, and testing the way people act with the exhibition and speculate into the future to re-envision how to make Mathematics more interactive and playful. Visitors will sketch out their ideas through design thinking exercises and build them out of simple craft materials. RVSP required at nysci.org. 47-01 11th Street. Noon to 2 p.m. The Astoria Symphony Orchestra presents Brahm’s valedictory “Symphony No. 4,” along with Barber’s wistful, refl ective work for soprano and orchestra “Knoxville, Summer of 1915,” as well as Mozart’s “Overture to Die Zauberfl ote.” Long Island City High School, 14-30 Broadway. $25. 5 p.m. The monthly fi lm series at the Queens Museum returns with a special presentation of “Genderings,” featuring the works of fi lmmakers who focus 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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