40 THE COURIER SUN • MAY 14, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >MAY15- 21 FRIDAY, MAY 15 A cast of 100 students from fi rst to eighth grade will perform “Shrek the Musical” on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. 7:30 p.m. $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Call 718- 846-0689 for more details. St. Mary Gate of Heaven School, 104-06 101st Ave. Bring a chair or blanket and visit Rochdale Park for a showing of Annie. Popcorn and other snacks will be served. Board games begin at 7:00 pm. Movie begins at 8 p.m. 133-39 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. Musical Improv comes to Astoria in a new monthly showcase of NYC’s best and brightest musical improv teams. Every scene, every note, every lyric will be fully improvised into a beautiful Naive Melody. This show features Dancefl oor Makeout (NYC, Miami Improv Fests), Big D and The Closers (Indy Supergroup), Red Shirts (Star Trek Musical Improv!) and is produced and hosted by Louie Pearlman. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Q.E.D. 27-16 23rd Ave. For more information, visit qedastoria.com. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Seasoned professor and astronomer Mark Freilich will lead the interactive astronomy program “Star Searchers: Exploring the Night Sky.” It features an indoor question and answer session on basic astronomy followed by outdoor viewing using a professional telescope. 7:30 p.m. $15 per person. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228- 06 Northern Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com. Learn how caterpillars change into beautiful butterfl ies. Search the trails for munched leaves, creeping caterpillars and hanging chrysalises. Take home your very own caterpillar This spring a major project by New York City-based artist Agnes Denes will add life to the city’s skyline with a curving pyramid on Socrates Sculpture Park’s East River waterfront in Long Island City, Queens. Titled “The Living Pyramid,” Denes’s new largescale, site-specifi c earthwork will span 30 feet at its four-sided base and ascend 30 feet high, created from several tons of soil and planted grasses. It will be open every day from 10 a.m. to sunset. Sunday, May 17, through Sunday, August 30. Free. Runs through Sunday, May 30. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org and watch it change into a painted lady butterfl y. Snack included. This program is for ages 3 to 4 and will take place at the Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $24 per child. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com. Two French masters, two cherished masterpieces. Faure’s “Requiem” is a profound work of timeless beauty; Poulenc’s “Gloria” is playful, boisterous and stirringly serene. Paired together, they will make a delightful evening of musical depth and contrast not to be missed. 8 p.m. $20 general admission, $5 students. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. For more information, visit kupferbergcenter.org. A riveting portrait of Golda Meir, one of the great women of our time, “Golda’s Balcony” is the latest work from Tony Awardwinning playwright William Gibson (“The Miracle Worker,” “Two for the Seesaw”), and an awardwinning smash hit that, in 15 sold-out months on Broadway, set the record for the longest one-woman show in Broadway history. From the pogroms of Russia to the halls of the Knesset, the story of Golda Meir is the story of the state of Israel in the 20th century. Saturday, May 16, through Sunday, May 17. 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. For more information, visit kupferbergcenter.org. SUNDAY, MAY 17 Join the Alley Pond Environmental Center for a nature related story in “Animal Tales – A Butterfl y Story.” Enjoy a snack, meet an animal and take a trail walk. Limited to 12 participants. 1:30 to 3: 30 p.m. $18 Agnes Denes. Artist rendering, The Living Pyramid at Socrates Sculpture Park. per child. 228-06 Northern Blvd. Please pre-register by visiting alleypond.com In “The Magic Circus,” cutting edge magicians who call themselves Mystics Merlin present an afternoon of jawdropping magical effects up close and in your face. They will dazzle with cards, balloons and ropes and pull magic from thin air. Ticket prices vary. Jamaica Center for the Performing Arts, 161- 04 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit jcal.org. Rego Park Jewish Center will be having a tea and lecture featuring Cynthia Zalisky, executive director of the Queens Jewish Community Council lecturing in “Jerusalem, the Heart and Soul of the Jewish People.” Chair Noreen Daniel’s lecture will be titled “The Song of Songs – ShirHashirim.” 2:30 p.m. $8 p.m. 97-30 Queens Blvd. Call 718-459- 1000 for more details. Gabriela Albergaria’s work involves one territory: nature. Through drawing, photography and sculpture, the artist seeks to examine and deconstruct the cultural and social beliefs surrounding images of the natural. Albergaria builds on these concepts with” Two Trees in Balance” at Socrates Sculpture Park, where she will erect a 10-foot concrete wall adorned with two suspended trees. For the artist, “Two Trees in Balance” is “the moment where human and natural terrains intersect.” It will be open every day from 10 a.m. to sunset. Runs through August 30. Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark. org Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass” speaks to the turmoil and uncertainty of current events as it did when Napoleon was threatening all of Europe. The music conjures up the fear and terror of the times ultimately culminating in a paean of triumph over the forces of evil in its heroic fi nal chorus “Dona Nobis Pacem.” 4 p.m. Ticket prices vary. 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. EDITOR’S PICK
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