FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com APRIL 7, 2016 • THE COURIER SUN 37 buzz The Museum of the Moving Image invites you to take a look at the historical acting career of Sidney Poitier via nine fi lms that span his iconic career. The event will begin with a screening of “No Way Out” (1950) at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for non-members and free for members at the Film Lover and MoMI Kids Premium levels. Tickets can be ordered online at the MoMI website and the Museum of the Moving Image can be found at 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria. The folk music duo The Murphy Beds will be performing live at the New York Irish Center this Saturday beginning at 8:30 p.m., with doors and bar opening at 7:30 p.m. The JFA Insurance sponsored show will be $22 for advanced tickets at nyirish.org and $25 at the door, so order online! The New York Irish Center can be found at 1040 Jackson Ave. in LIC. In celebration of one year since its grand opening, Astoria’s Tea and Milk will be hosting a noon to 2 p.m. pizza party where patrons are welcomed to a free slice of pizza as well as free tea upgrades (i.e. large for the price of a medium) and the introduction of a new line of “teamonade.” Tea and Milk can be found at 32-02 34th Ave. in Astoria. Kathy Griffi n will be making an appearance at Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts this Saturday night at 8 p.m. Tickets for the two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian’s show start at $39 and can be bought at the Kupferberg Center website. The Kupferberg Center for the Arts is located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. SUNDAY, APRIL 10 The Queens Museum is welcoming kids ages 5 to 12 and their adult companions to drop into the Drop-In Family Workshop. This week’s activity will be album cover art making in the style of The Ramones’ Birth of Punk. There’s no admission fee or advanced registration required; the workshop begins at 1:30 p.m. and you can stay as long as you’d like. The workshop will be held in the Unisphere Gallery on the second fl oor. The Queens Museum can be found in the New York City Building of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona. The New York Hall of Science invites you and your child to their Little Makers workshop to “Make Your Mark” by learning various fun ways of creating print art and even learn the Japanese printmaking technique “Suminagashi,” or fl oating ink! The workshop is $8 per family plus admission for non-members and $5 for members. The workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. and is set to go until 12:30 p.m. The New York Hall of Science can be found at 47-01 111th St. in Corona. Bring your 3- to 9-year-old to join the Friends of Astoria Heights Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of arts and crafts at VFW Post 2348. VFW 2348 can be found at 3135 41st St. in Astoria. Front and Center will be presenting a live fi lming of their television series “Cheap Trick” this Sunday at the Melrose Ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 to $150 and can be found online at tktwb. tw/22khr2g. The Melrose Ballroom is located at 36-08 33rd St. in Astoria. The annual 31st St Festival is here again! The Kiwanis of Astoria/LIC Street Festival will go from noon to 6 p.m. and feature a wide assortment of vendors, merchants, food, rides, games and even a mobile pet adoption trailer! General admission is free and the festival is organized by Meteor Festivals. The festival will take place on 31st Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Avenue in LIC. MONDAY, APRIL 11 Take your children on a literary journey at the Glen Oaks library’s “Adventures in Literature” program. This program offers children ages 4 to 5 an opportunity to develop a love for literature. Children will be exposed to nursery rhymes, classic fairy tales, nonfi ction books and award-winning children’s literature through story books, dramatization, puppeteering and music. 4 to 4:45 p.m. Glen Oaks library, 256-04 Union Tpke. 718-831-8636. TUESDAY, APRIL 12 The clock is ticking to the income tax fi ling deadline, which this year is April 18 due to the weekend. Branches of the Queens Borough Public Library are offering free tax help for anyone who needs it. Find out more by visiting www.queenslibrary.org. The Woodside library will present “Shape Up NY,” a great way to burn calories and stay heart-healthy. Instructor Misty Gisonda teaches a moderate, heart-pumping workout to help burn calories and improve heart health. Be sure to bring a towel and bottle of water. Space is limited. Participation is fi rst-come, fi rst-served. Free. 2 to 3 p.m., Woodside library, 54-22 Skillman Ave. 718-429-4700. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 As part of an exploration of the evolution of music, the Queens Museum will be hosting a screening of the 2012 fi lm “Late Quartet” in which Christopher Walken, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Mark Ivanir play four members of a world-renowned string quartet whose simmering tensions threaten to tear the group apart. The fi lm will be shown in the second-fl oor theater, and is free with museum admission. The screening will be from 2 to 5 p.m. The Queens Museum can be found in the New York City Building of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona. Through the Community Parks Initiative, NYC Parks and Recreation will be redesigning Astoria Health Playground at 14th Street and 31st Avenue and welcomes you to offer your ideas and input at a community meeting that will be hosted at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens. The meeting is of course free and will begin at 7 p.m. The Variety Boys and Girls Club can be found at 21-12 30th Rd. in LIC.. The independent artist’s collective RAW will be hosting an event titled “SIGNATURE” this Wednesday at Melrose Ballroom. The show will feature a diverse inventory of work spanning several mediums including photography, fashion, hair and makeup, and visual art. The 7 p.m. event is 21+ and tickets are $21 presale/$ 25 at the door. Presale tickets can be purchased at the Melrose Ballroom website. The Melrose Ballroom is located at 36-08 33rd St. in LIC. Join Dr. Elizabeth Yuko this Wednesday at QED Astoria for a discussion on the ethical consumption of reality television and its evolution throughout time. During the discussion, Dr. Yuko will also draw interesting parallels between contemporary reality shows and carnival sideshows from yesteryear. The entry fee is $6 and the discussion is projected to go from 7:30 to 9 p.m. QED Astoria is located at 27-16 23rd Ave. in Astoria. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Flushing Town Hall is hosting Laff Lab Comedy Club this Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The show will feature comedians like Ismael Maldonaldo, Jackie Cheng and Brian Jian. There will also be a raffl e of gifts during the show, which will be free provided you reserve space online at laff-lab.com. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. The Queens Dinner Club will be hosting its inaugural dinner at Tangra masala in Sunnyside, where the theme for the evening’s fourcourse meal will be Indian-Chinese fusion. The 10 different dishes that will comprise the four-course meal are all compliments of Chef Peter Lo. Admission to the dinner is $40 per person and the dinner will go from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tangra Masala can be found at 39-23 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside. Brandon Collins will be hosting a free comedy showcase titled “Brandon Knows Nothing” at the Rockaway Brewery this Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. The showcase will feature a number professional names, like Jeffery Joseph and Richie Redding, in the intimate setting the brewery has to offer. The Rockaway Brewery can be found at 46-01 Fifth St. in Long Island City. Come join Terrace on the Park for their Taste of the Town event where you can enjoy a varied selection of cuisines while also sponsoring ANIBIC, a nonprofi t for people with developmental disabilities. Tickets to the event are $75 and can be purchased at anibictott.eventbrite.com. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and is projected to end at 10 p.m. Terrace on the Park can be found at 52-11 111th St. in Corona. As a part of the biannual Queens International, an exhibition of artists living and working in Queens, the Queens Museum will be hosting a looped screening of “A Frame Apart” to highlight recent short fi lms made in or about Queens. The screening will begin at 4 p.m. and will go on until 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. The show is free with museum admission. The Queens Museum can be found in the New York City Building of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona. QUEENS MENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL Geriatric Committee’s Free Conference “Tools for taking Charge: Embracing Your Independence” May 4th 2016 9am – 2pm Location: Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation 271-11 76th Ave., New Hyde Park NY 11042 A Conference for All: Older Adults, Families and Providers Please RSVP by April 25th 2016 to: Izabelle Hakim LCSW: Club Pride Director Pride of Judea / JBFCS Chari of Geriatric Committee 243-02 Northern Blvd. Douglaston NY 11021 Ihakim@JBFCS.org Tel: (718) 423-6200 ext 760311 • Fax: 718-423-9762 Centers and Big Groups: ONLY Provide us with the name of the center and number of people attending we Highly Recommend Carpooling or use of public transportation Public Bus : Queens Line #46 EDITOR’S PICK
SC04072016
To see the actual publication please follow the link above