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ty dishes, beverages and desserts
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sacred
Heart’s school auditorium, 216-
01 38th Ave. Adults are $25 in
advance, $30 at the door, and
children from first to eighth
grade are $10. For tickets call
Mario Mitarotonda at 718-440-
534, Stacie Kruk at 646-256-
3847, or Kerrie Hansen at 718-
809-5281.
10 Celebrate the first
day of fall with Art
in the Garden Day! Learn
how to prepare your garden
for fall and winter with the
QBG Farm & Compost staff
from noon to 1:30 p.m. Make
some art with the Art Bus
Project between noon and 5
p.m. Press flowers and learn
about herbs between 2 and 4
p.m. Registration required for
flower pressing and preparing
your garden for fall workshops,
but drop-ins are welcome
depending on availability. All
of these events are included
with admission to Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main
St., Flushing.
12 Come to a free family
event for fun
health and wellness activities!
Mount Sinai Queens LIC
Family Day will include giveaways,
music, health screenings,
food, yoga, dance and
more! The event runs from
noon to 3 p.m. at LIC Landing
by COFFEED at Hunters Point
Park South, 52-10 Center Blvd.
For more information, call 800-
968-7637 or go to www.mountsinai.
org/msqevents.
13 Interested in workers’
rights? Come to
a free screening of “La Historia
de Rossana” at the Queens
Museum! After the movie,
enjoy a Q&A with director
Gabriela Ceja and members
of New Immigrant Community
Empowerment that acted in
the film. This event is from 2
to 3:30 p.m. at the Queens
Museum, New York City
Building, Corona. No registration
is required.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
14 Do your kids love
science? Bring them
to Alley Pond Environmental
Center to build their own
solar-powered robots! Children
ages 7 to 10 will learn about
solar energy and forming
hypotheses at this fun
class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at
APEC, 228-06 Northern Blvd.,
Douglaston. Tickets can be purchased
on the APEC website
for $24 or $18 for members.
15 Celebrate Jewish
New Year with music!
The Israeli based vocal group
Kol Esperanza will be performing
Jewish classics as well as
American, Israeli and Broadway
favorites. The concert is at 2
p.m. at the Queensborough
Performing Arts Center, 222-
05 56th Ave., Bayside. Tickets
can be purchased on the QPAC
website for $40 to $50 depending
on location.
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
16 Learn about a cultural
issue from an
author and a professor! Dr.
Crystal M. Fleming will be discussing
her book “How To Be
Less Stupid about Race” with
Dr. Leah Perry. Come hear
about their take on the national
conversation and what you
can do about it. This event is
from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Astoria
Bookshop, 31-29 31st St. No
registration required.
17 Want your child to
grow up speaking
two languages? Bring them
to Bilingual Baby Storytime at
the Queens Library! This event
includes songs and stories
in both English and Spanish.
Storytime is recommended for
babies ages 0 to 24 months.
This program runs from 12:30
to 1:15 p.m. at the library in
Corona, 38-23 104th St.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 25
19 Love to read? Join
other booklovers for a
discussion of “And Then There
Were None” by Agatha Christie
at the Queens Library! This is
one of the 100 books from
“The Great American Read” list.
Make sure to pick up a copy
before the event! This discussion
is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the
South Ozone Park branch of
the library, 128-16 Rockaway
Blvd. No registration required.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
20 Are you an adult
aged 50 or older
looking for a fun way to fill a
day? Come to Older Adults Day
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Queens Library! Learn about
healthy eating, play games,
enjoy live music and more!
Artist Karen Fitzgerald will be
leading a watercolor stenciling
project from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 718-831-8636 to register
for this project. Registration
not required for other parts of
Older Adults Day. This event is
at the Glen Oaks branch of the
library, 256-04 Union Turnpike.
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Getting married? Come see the latest trends in weddings at Russo’s Fall 2018
Bridal Showcase! Meet event planning resources, enjoy refreshments, and view
floral designs, invitations, bridal gowns and more! Tickets are free for Russo’s
brides and $25 for all others in advance, $40 at the door. This event is at 6:30 p.m.
at Russo’s on the Bay, 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. For more information
call 718-843-5055 or email info@Russosonthebay.com.
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Have an opinion on art censorship? Come to the library’s event “Banned Art — You
Be the Judge!” to view and talk about works that have been defaced, removed or
destroyed because of their content. View pieces by such artists as Michaelangelo,
Manet, Chagal, Picasso and others. This event is from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Rego Park
branch library, 91-41 63rd Dr. No registration required.
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