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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
1 Hey kids! You can
sharpen those spelling
skills at the Ridgewood
library’s weekly spelling
bee. The contest is open to
all children in grades one
through six. All participants
must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian. 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. every Thursday.
Ridgewood library, 2012
Madison St., Ridgewood. For
more information, call 718-
821-4770.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
3 With its expansive
and meticulous
Panorama of New York
City, the Queens Museum
is the ideal host of the
26th Conference of the
International Panorama
Council. The International
Panorama Council (IPC)
is the international organization
of panorama specialists
which is committed
to supporting the heritage
and conservation of
the few existing heritage
panoramas dating from the
19th and early 20th century,
and the promotion
of knowledge and awareness
of the panorama phenomenon,
including its current
relevance and development.
The conference
takes place through Sunday,
Oct. 1. Multiple day passes
available. To RSVP, email
exhibitions@queensmuseum.
org or for more information,
visit queensmuseum.
org/events/26th-conference
of-the-international
panorama-council.
Get one last run in this year at Flushing Meadows Corona Park as the New York Road Runners wrap up their 2017
series of weekly “Open Runs” through the park. Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes before the start
of the run and to leave their valuables at home – bag check is not provided. No need to do anything before the
run, just show up. Open to all ages, experience levels, walkers, strollers, even dogs. Everyone’s welcome. Meet at
7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the beginning of United Nations Avenue South, by the parking lot on 111th Street
and 55th Avenue.
4 Come to the Thalia
Spanish Theatre
in Sunnyside for a performance
of “Divas de
España,” a hilarious musical
revue about what it
really takes to be a Diva.
The show is a passionate
tribute to the Spanish Divas:
Sara Montiel, Lola Flores,
Rocio Jurado and Charo. It
stars Hinma Heredia, the
Queen of Spanish comedy
in New York. She celebrates
the goddesses of yesteryear
and their music that
inspired her obsession with
acting, singing and dancing.
Performing Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays through Oct. 8.
$35 per person, times vary.
Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17
Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside.
For ticket information and
showtimes, visit thaliatheatre.
org or call 718-729-3880.
5 See one of director
Steven Spielberg’s
masterpieces like never
before at the Museum
of the Moving Image in
Astoria as it screens this
weekend a digital 4K
restored, director’s cut version
of “Close Encounters
of the Third Kind.” Starring
Richard Dreyfuss, Francois
Truffaut and Teri Garr, the
film tells the tale of humans
making contact with mysterious
visitors from outer space.
Cinematographer Vilmos
Zsigmond won an Oscar for
his work in the film, which
featured colorful and musical
effects that inspired future scifi
films and television shows.
Screenings through Oct. 1,
Redstone Theater, Museum
of the Moving Image, 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria. For more
information, visit movingimage.
us.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
6 The 2017 Oceania
Street Armenia
Festival in Bayside promises
a full day of fun activities
for everyone. Guests
will enjoy live music from
Armenian, Chinese and
Greek groups, a beer and
wine garden, a children’s
arcade, street vendors and
much more. Admission
is free. There’s convenient
street parking and ample
sheltered outdoor seating.
Noon to 8 p.m., American
Church of the Holy Martyrs,
209-15 Horace Harding
Expwy., Bayside. For more
information, call 718-225-
0235 or visit www.holy-martyrs.
org.
7 The New York Citybased
Ecuadorian
dance troupe Ayazamana
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