FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com AUGUST 28, 2014 • THE COURIER SUN 53 pay separately to ride the carousel. The 4-hour-long fi esta begins at 2 p.m. The Museum of the Moving Image is screening “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) as part of its See It Big!: Hollywood Melodrama series. The movie stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal and won its director Ang Lee an Academy Award. Screening begins at 6 p.m. at 36-01 35 Ave., and tickets are included with the museum admission tickets on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 It’s the concluding day of the Labor Day Caribbean Concert. Kerwin DuBois will bring you music from the islands at the concert starting at 9 p.m. at the Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. Tickets begin at $40. The Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think exhibition, which began in May, is closing at the New York Hall of Science, located at 47-01 111th St. The exhibition is a must-see for children as they will learn about the similarities between human and animal cognition through videos, games and displays. Entry is free with a New York Hall of Science admission. The Museum of the Moving Image’s continuous screening of fi lms made for the two World’s Fairs of 1939 and 1964, comes to an end today. While some fi lms are shown in their entirety, only excerpts of others are screened. All the screenings take place in the Video Screening Amphitheater at 36-01 35 Ave. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Senior citizens can take advantage of weekly exercise classes hosted by the Howard Beach Senior Center at its new location at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Instructor Elaine Fleischman will lead an hour-long class on Tai Chi starting at 9:30 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m., Charlie Roemer will take the participants through the rigors of chair aerobics. Children will enjoy Zabo’s Circus Show, a one-clown show featuring Zabo juggling, riding a unicycle and balancing various props. The show will be performed twice, at 2 p.m. and at 4 p.m., at the Carousel in Forest Park. Both are free, but riding the carousel will cost extra. Rockaway!, a public arts festival celebrating the reopening of Fort Tilden, comes to an end at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club, 302 Beach 87th St. The Surf Club acted as a relief center after Hurricane Sandy and now hosts a group exhibition celebrating the efforts of the community in rebuilding their homes. The festival is free and open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Residents in areas that fall under the 111th Precinct can air their grievances at the monthly council meeting. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the precinct meeting room at 45-06 215th St. As part of their weekly movie screening series, The Kew Gardens Community Center will screen “The Producers” (1967) at 1 p.m. at 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 202. The Academy Award-winning movie stars Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and tells the story of a Broadway producer and an accountant who come together to make a fortune by making a fl op play called “Springtime for Hitler.” WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 The Queens Library is hosting movie night at two locations. “The Lego Movie,” “Divergent” and “Muppets Most Wanted” will be screened from 4 p.m. at 187-05 Union Turnpike. At the other location, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., the screenings start at 3 p.m. On the schedule are “Draft Day,” “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (at 6 p.m.), “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Belle.” The Hockey Rink in Little Bay Park is hosting classes in Zumba, a form of exercise that brings together aerobics, African dance and Latin dance, for increased fi tness. The hour-long class is free and begins at 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Senior citizens can enroll for weekly classes in aerobics and yoga at the Howard Beach Senior Center. Instructor Charlie Roemer will teach yoga from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. In the second session of the day, Elissa Garcia will teach stretching, balance and aerobics to participants from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Classes will take place at the center’s new location at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. The Queens Library is hosting an open mic night for all aspiring poets, rappers, writers, singers, musicians and comedians. Come prepared with a 5-minute performance and share your talent at 38-23 104th St. Show your love for the environment by helping water the trees planted alongside 104th Street and 37th Drive. The MillionTreesNYCTreeLC Workshop will teach participants how to identify and take care of trees. Interested volunteers should be ready to do active work, including bending and kneeling on the sidewalk. Participants are advised to dress in closed-toed shoes and clothing that they don’t mind getting dirty, and to bring a refi llable water bottle. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM buzz EDITOR’S PICK Courtesy of Queens Botanical Gardens QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN EXHIBIT The Queens Botanical Garden is hosting an exhibit about its past and explains the impact that the 1939 and 1964 New York World’s Fairs left on the garden. The exhibit includes material from the garden’s archives and includes photographs from that era. It is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Visitor and Administration Building Gallery at 43-50 Main St. through Nov. 1. A multimedia exhibit about the World’s Fairs, which focuses on the Port Authority’s role in bringing trade to the city, is on view at the auditorium lobby. Entry for both is included in the garden admission.
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