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8 At 1 p.m., the Museum of
the Moving Image is hosting
another live screening. This time,
they will be showing director,
Jeremy Purcell’s The Breadwinner.
This Oscar-nominated film is about a
young girl named Parvana, growing
up under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
in 2001. She decides to disguise
herself as a by after her father’s
arrest in order to support her family.
Danger continuously challenges
Paravana’s strive for her family’s
freedom. Tickets are only $15
($11 for seniors and $9 for kids
ages 3-17). You can order tickets
online at www.movingimage.us. The
Museum of the Moving Image is
located at 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria.
9 The Central Library
(Jamaica) location of the
Queens Library will be hosting
their weekly Saturday Science
Lab. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
this fun and educational program
explores a different topic each week.
Children and families are welcome
to learn and participate. The program
is free and you can register
at the Queens Library’s website at
www.queenslibrary.org. The Central
Library location is at 89-11 Merrick
Blvd., Jamaica. You can also call
718-990-0700 for more information
regarding the event.
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
10 You’re invited to The Love
Covenant Church of God
in Christ’s first Sunday Service &
Potluck Dinner. From noon to 4
p.m., you will enjoy a friendly fellowship
and complimentary, themed dinner
with the Love Covenant family
every first Sunday. There you will
meet new people and make new
friends. These services are an opportunity
to sing, dance and rejoice in the
Lord. The theme for March’s Potluck is
Caribbean. The event is free and you
can register at www.eventbrite.com.
For more questions, call 347-973-
9655. The church is located at 231-02
Mentone Ave., Jamaica.
11 April 1 marks the first
day of the Art and History
Contest. Open to all third-, fourth- and
fifth-grade Queens students, the contest
will feature drawing your favorite
Queens landmark or monument.
Students also will have to write a
one-paragraph explanation as to why
he or she has chosen that particular
historic Queens site. The contest
will officially run from April 1 to April
8. The Queens Historical Society
at Kingsland Homestead will be
hosting the contest and is located
at 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing. For
more information on the contest,
visit https://queenshistoricalsociety.
org/featured/art-history-contest/.
MONDAY, APRIL 2
12 Did you ever want to
learn about Chinese
folk dances? Now you can at the
Elmhurst location of the Queens
Library. Every Sunday, from 10:30
a.m. to noon, you can learn the
history behind these Chinese folk
dances and perform them yourselves.
The event is free and all are
welcome. The Elmhurst location is
at 86-07 Broadway. For more information,
call 718-271-1020. You do
not need to register for the the
event.
13 Coming to Carnegie Hall
is a graduate of the
Royal Academy of Music and Yale
School of Music. He is also recognized
as the 2017 Distinguished
Alumni Award Recipient. Warren Lee
has performed in four continents
and in collaboration with other
international artists and orchestras.
He will be performing his show
“Warren Lee, Piano Anniversaries”
at 8 p.m. in the Weill Recital Hall.
Tickets are starting at $50. For more
information, visit www.carnegiehall.
org. Carnegie Hall is located at 881
Seventh Ave., New York.
TUESDAY, APRIL 3
14 Looking for something
your child can do on
spring break? Children can get their
hands dirty at the Queens Botanical
Garden’s Spring Break Activities for
Kids event. From 1 to 4 p.m., kids
will sift and search through their
Exploration Station and do a number
of activities that they have planned
for them. Children of all ages are welcome
in having fun during this spring
break event. To RSVP and for more
information regarding the event, visit
www.qns.com. The Queens Botanical
Garden is located at 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
17 Take the kids for a family
friendly, guided hike
filled with learning activities
during the Flushing Meadows
Corona Park: Kids Week Queens
Nature Exploration Hike. You never
know what you may observe on these
nature exploration hikes lead by the
Urban Park Rangers. The hike will be
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. All participants
will meet at the Albert H. Mauro
Playground at Park Drive East and
73rd Ave Terrace. The event is free. For
more information, you can call 718-
352-1769.
An interview preparation class is being run by the Long Island City
location of the Queens Library. Practice makes perfect when it comes
to job interviews. In his two-part workshop, participants will learn
about different types of interviews, how to prepare for an interview
and the different interview techniques and common questions that
will be asked. Also, you will be taught how to respond to difficult questions
and how to properly follow-up after your interview. The class is
free and will go from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3. The Long
Island City location is at 37-44 21st St.
Come to Jack Kaiser Stadium at St. John’s University for a special baseball
matchup between the St. John’s Red Storm and the St. Peter’s
University Peacocks. The game will start at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April
3,and tickets for the game are available at the ticket booth outside
Carnesecca Arena and online. The Red Storm recently had a successful
start of the season by winning its first eight games, including a major
upset over No. 6 team in the country, University of North Carolina. The
Johnnies are a strong team entering the 2018 season and are looking
to make it back to Omaha for the College World Series. St. John’s
University is at 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica.
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