48 THE COURIER SUN • JUNE 4, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >JUN E5-11 FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Come see The Parkside Players, a nonprofi t community theater group in Forest Hills, in their spring production of Urinetown. Runs through Saturday, June 6. 8 p.m. $18 seniors, $20 general admission. Grace Lutheran Church, 71st Road and Union Turnpike. Contact 516-520-9474 for more details. A lowly Lego fi gure (voiced by Chris Pratt) joins a group intent on battling an evil force after a case of mistaken identity in the computer-generated comedy “The Lego Movie.” Will Arnett co-stars as the voice of Batman who, along with Superman, makes appearances in the Warner Bros. picture. The movie will be shown at Crocheron Park. 8:30 to 10 p.m. Free. 35th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway. For more information, visit nycgovparks. org. SATURDAY, JUNE 6 The annual Community Health Fair at Kaufman Astoria Studios will provide free health screenings, free refreshments, clowns, face painting, a bouncy castle and free giveaways. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 34-12 36th St. The Alley Pond Environmental Center will celebrate National Trails Day with a Walk the Watershed event, where people will participate in a challenging all-day walk from Union Turnpike to Fort Totten. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please pre-register at alleypond.com/trails. Come celebrate the longest day of the year with the Summer Solstice Festival. Make ice cream the old-fashioned way. Create sun-inspired art and crafts. Read stories about summertime fun. Play historic games and blow giant bubbles in King Manor’s big backyard. Noon to 4 p.m. Free. 150-03 Jamaica Ave. For more information, visit kingmanor.org Enjoy a few Beatles songs and re-live the Beatles in 1965. Go back to their Shea Stadium Concert. Enjoy a few Beatles songs by Greater Astoria Historical Society trustee DeeAnne Gorman. 1 p.m. The movie “Help!” will be shown at 3 p.m. $5, GAHS members free. 35-20 Broadway. For more information, visit astorialic.org. To help kick off Queens Pride week, Flushing Town Hall presents a program featuring established and up-and-coming performing artists who identify as LGBTQ and brings the event to the heart of the LGBTQ community in Jackson Heights. Artists will be selected via an open call to performing artists of all disciplines, including music, dance, spoken word/poetry, theater and performance art. 5 p.m. Free. 37th Road at 74th Street. For more info, visit fl ushingtownhall.org. When was the last time you did yoga on a beach? What about on a beach in NYC? Join OutdoorFest 2015 for some sun salutations in the sand at Rockaway Beach. Afterwards go for a swim or surf. Free. 11 a.m. to noon. Boardwalk and Beach 67th Street. For more info, visit nycgovparks.org. Come to Smokey Oval Playground for a fun-fi lled day of crafts, games, infl atables, face painting, light refreshments and more. Noon to 4 p.m. 95th Avenue and 125th Street. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? Join Queens Botanical Garden’s education staff for a tour of the garden as we explore plant parts, identify their functions, and discover which of these parts we eat. This event includes a seed planting to take home. 1 to 3 p.m. $5 per person. 43-50 Main St. For more information, visit nycgovparks. org. SUNDAY, JUNE 7 The Bayside Historical Society Annual Lawn Concert will feature a free outdoor concert from ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/eventspage, 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 The Agoci band from Haiti will serve up Kompa music and join FJ Music Fusion, a duo of Chinese musicians dedicated to bringing China’s traditional music to NYC for a mash-up of two cultures on one stage – with an open dance fl oor. On Friday, June 5, each artist performs a set, and then both groups play an impromptu jam together for the fi nal act. Dance lessons begin at 7 p.m. followed by a concert and jam at 8 p.m. $15 general admissions, $10 members and students. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. For more information, visit fl ushingtownhall.org Photo courtesy Flushing Town Hall
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