52 THE COURIER SUN • SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.www.qns.com 1-7 happenings >SEPT THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 Show off your lyrical side at Poetry Slam, an open mic for poets of all ages. Flushing Town Hall (137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing), 6 p.m., $5. Answer questions in a microbrewery at LIC Beer Project Trivia, with categories including current events, images, music and potluck. LIC Beer Project (39-28 23rd St., Long Island City), 7:30 p.m., FREE. Laugh sharply at Jackknife Comedy, a bimonthly showcase with tonight’s jokesters: Ahri Findling, Ethan Simmons-Patterson, Hannah Boone, Gabe Smith, Molly Austin, Gordon Baker-Bone and Emily Galati. The Creek & the Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave., Long Island City), 8 p.m., FREE. FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 See some splendid sculptures at Noguchi Museum’s Free Friday, with free admission, gallery talks, and Center of Attention, an hour-long conversation around a single work of art. Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City), 10 a.m., FREE. Experience a variety of performances at JCAL’s First Friday, featuring Afrikumba Utibe Drummers, JJ Duo and Earl Thomason. Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica), 7 p.m., FREE. Take in some theater at an interpretation of “The Merchant of Venice” set in the last days of WWII Italy. The Secret Theatre (44-02 23rd St., Long Island City), 7:30 p.m., $18. Listen to some fab music at Smoothie Tunes, with Mark Redito, GEOTHEORY, Qrion and 2ToneDisco. Trans-Pecos (9-15 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood), 8 p.m., $15. Get sultry at SOCA72, three nights of Soca events for Labor Day weekend, starting with NYC’s DJ Nunu & DJ Maya vs. Trinidad’s DJ Duchess & DJ Ana. Mazi Night Club (130-35 91st Ave., Richmond Hill), 10 p.m., $20. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 Fête your feminine side at Rude Gyal, with female-identifi ed DJs Bambii, Tygapaw, Mursi Layne and BY ORIANA LECKERT/@orianablyn Get ’em all in a row at Come Play Bingo, with jackpots, bonuses, early birds and all sorts of other fun. Rego Park Jewish Center (97-30 Queens Blvd., Rego Park), 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, $4. UNiiQU3. Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth), 8 p.m., $10. Delight in sorrow at Dark Spots, a monthly comedy show where performers share their saddest and most traumatic funny bits. The Creek & the Cave (10-93 Jackson Ave., Long Island City), 10 p.m., $5. Dance it out with the dudes at Tropicalissimo Saturday: Mega White Party, presented by Javier & Principito. Club Evolution (76-19 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights), 11 p.m., FREE. SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 Grab your little nature lovers and head to QBG Storytime & Craft: nature-inspired stories and botanically themed activities. Queens Botanic Garden (43-50 Main St., Flushing), 2 p.m., FREE. Bring your budding artists to the Noguchi Museum’s Community Day, with a morning program for children and a free public tour in the afternoon. Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City), 11 a.m., FREE. Boogie on down at the Mister Sunday Labor Day outdoor dance party, with DJs Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter. Nowadays (56-06 Cooper Ave., Ridgewood), 3 p.m., $20. Say goodbye to summer at Level BBQ 2016, a whole day of music with a dozen acts including Shanti Celeste, Patricia, Dawit Eklund and Earthly. Trans-Pecos (9-15 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood), 2 p.m., $15. Hear from some visual artists at Blind Ambition, a panel about what drives work and how failure can be transformed into thematic and emotional success. Flux Factory (39-31 29th St., Long Island City), 2 p.m., FREE. Dance it all out at Unapologetic NYC’s Whine Fete, a day-and-night bash with Hot97 DJs Norie, Spynfo, It’s a Nasty World and Young Chow. Club Amadeus (7951 Albion Ave., Elmhurst), 5 p.m., $20. Creep yourself out at Druid Underground’s Weirdo Cinema-a-Go- Go, with a new dark and depraved selection each week. Knockdown ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a fl ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in The Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! EDITOR’S PICK
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