FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com APRIL 14, 2016 • THE COURIER SUN 41 buzz The LAB at the Queens Council on the Arts will present “Short Films with the Queens World Film Festival,” which presents the opportunity for fi lmmakers to screen excerpts of new works in progress. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria. Admission $10. For more information, visit www. queenscouncilarts.org. Play your favorite board games at the Woodhaven Library, 85-40 Forest Pkwy., today from 5 to 6 p.m. Admission is free. All ages welcome. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 There will be a community art show this Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. organized by ExpressUrFreedom. Admission is $15 and there will be free drinks and live music. The show will take place at 119-16 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill. Come join Queens poets Laureate Maria Lisella, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Audrey Dimola, Luis H. Francia and others for an afternoon of poetry readings. The session will be hosted at the Queens Library at Flushing beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Queens Library at Flushing is located at 41-17 Main St. near Kissena Boulevard. The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning is proud to be launching their new exhibit “JamaicaFlux: Workspace and Windows 2016,” a large-scale street installation project featuring site-specifi c artwork installed throughout various locations in Jamaica. In celebration of the opening, there will be a reception at the center. The event is scheduled to begin with a 2 p.m. press conference and conclude by 8 p.m. with an artist’s reception. Admission is free and the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning can be found at 161-4 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica. In celebration of Trinity Lutheran Church’s 125th anniversary, the church will be having a free concert featuring the Astoria Choir and a performance art act by the Greater Astoria Historical Society that will take you back to 1890 on a time travel adventure. The concert is set to begin at 8 p.m. and the Trinity Lutheran Church can be found at 31-18 37th St. in Long Island City. Boz Scaggs will be making an appearance at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts this Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets will be $35-$69 and the Kupferberg Center for the Arts can be found at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. P.S. 113 in Glendale will host its annual spring craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 78-23 87th St. Face painting, raffl es, food and refreshments are available. Admission is free. The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society will offer tours of the Onderdonk House located at 1820 Flushing Ave. The history and genealogy resources rooms will also be open. For more information, visit www.onderdonkhouse.org or call 718-456-1776. Ridgewood Market will celebrate the third anniversary of its Night Bazaar from 5 to 11 p.m. at Gottscheer Hall, 657 Fairview Ave., Ridgewood. For more information, visit www.ridgewoodsocial.com. SUNDAY, APR. 17 Kaufman Music Center’s student composers and performers will be making a return to the Queens Museum as a part of their “Face the Music” concert series. The show will feature a premiere of “Cosmic Collision” by student composer Sasha Radosav, a string quartet and a student ensemble performing Steve Reich’s “Eight Lines.” The performance will be from 2 to 3 p.m. and is free with general museum admission. The Queens Museum can be found in the New York City Building of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona. Corpus Christi Church will present “Broadway Comes to Woodside,” a benefi t concert in memory of local army veteran John H. Mark, who died suddenly last year. Broadway entertainers from the shows “Young Frankenstein,” “White Christmas,” “Billy Elliot,” “Jersey Boys” and “Sweeney Todd” are scheduled to appear. Admission $20 per person. 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, 31-30 61st St., Woodside. For more information, visit www.broadwaywoodside. brownpapertickets.com. MONDAY, APRIL 18 A Queens Borough Board meeting is scheduled for Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Queens Borough Hall. The agenda of the meeting has yet to be announced. Queens Borough Hall is located 120- 55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. Enjoy a movie with the family for free from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Glendale library, 78-60 73rd Pl., Glendale. This week’s show has yet to be announced. For more information, call 718-821-4980. TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Queens Museum’s Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program welcomes you to join them for Dinner Without an Agenda, a chance to ask questions, share your work, and have dinner with Allison Davis and nine other artists. The opportunity to attend this event can be won by submitting an answer to an essay question on the Queens Museum’s website. Ten artists will be chosen based on their answers and invited to a 7 to 9 p.m. dinner. Submissions will be accepted until April 13 and the dinner will be hosted at 88-19 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights. The Middle Village library, 72-31 Metropolitan Ave., will hold a discussion from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the book “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation” by Joseph J. Ellis. Copies of the book are available at the Information Desk and as an eBook at queenslibrary.org. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 This Wednesday, the Queens Museum will be hosting its 2016 gala from 6:30 to 11 p.m. in honor of Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Tania Bruguera. The event will also feature a performance from K-pop band EXP and a selection of some of the best local food Queens has to offer. You can register and purchase tickets for the event online through the Queens Museum’s website. The Queens Museum is located in the New York City Building of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Corona. The Greater Astoria Historical Society will host “Lyceum on Broadway: In Cold Blood,” a presentation marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Truman Capote’s crime masterpiece, at 7 p.m. at the society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Admission is free. THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Borough President Melinda Katz will be holding a Public Land Use Hearing this Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Queens Borough Hall. The meeting will be held in the Hall’s Conference Room and the agenda has yet to be decided. Queens Borough Hall can be found at 120- 55 Queens Blvd. in Flushing. 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 The Real Dads Network is “making connections one dad at a time” with their free monthly support group for fathers, father fi gures or potential fathers to learn effective strategies in dealing with custody, visitation, divorce or relationship issues. This month’s meeting will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the Eagle Academy. The Eagle Academy can be found at 171-10 Linden Blvd. in Jamaica.
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