FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com OCTOBER 2, 2014 • THE COURIER SUN 57 Photo Courtesy Charmainezoe via Flickr TOUR THE LOEW’S VALENCIA THEATRE at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222- 05 56th Ave. Tickets are $35. MONDAY, OCT. 6 See the Iconic Symbols of the 1964 World’s Fair reimagined. Expert Lego builder Cody Wells constructed seven World’s Fair structures out of Legos. Exhibition hours for the “The World’s Fair in Legos Exhibit” are Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call 718-760-0064 or visit www.queenstheatre.org/worlds-fair-legos. Ready to stretch? Come to the Neighborhood Room at the EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care at 206-20 Linden Blvd to do some Low Impact Zumba from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., or a Sitting Exercise from noon to 1 p.m. or Rhythm and Flow Yoga from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Admission is free and all is welcome to achieve a healthier lifestyle one small step at a time. TUESDAY, OCT. 7 The 111th Precinct Council Meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Precinct Meeting Room. Please note that the November meeting will be held at the end of October. Children will examine the shapes, patterns, materials and environments found in mosques around the world, and then create their own projects inspired by design and structural elements found in Muslim architecture at the Queens Library at Astoria. The event will start at 4 p.m. at 14-01 Astoria Blvd. For more information, please call 718-278-2220. Gloria Steinem will moderate a conversation on feminism and women’s liberation with Marlo Thomas, the TV actress who starred in the comedy series “That Girl” (1966-71). Thomas portrayed Ann Marie, a single girl focused on her career more than on fi nding a husband. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 Attend the lecture “Diabetes Management Series: Why Checking Your Blood Glucose is the Key” at the EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care at 206-20 Linden Blvd. to learn how you can take one step toward managing your diabetes. The event is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mahjong, anyone? Whether you’re skilled at the game or have just watched from the sidelines but would like to learn to play, the new Pomonok Mahjong Club, which meets Wednesday afternoons, is a great place to meet people, engage in conversation and exercise your ability to strategize. The Mahjong Club meets at 2 p.m. at the Queens Library at the Pomonok Branch at 158-21 Jewel Ave. THURSDAY, OCT. 9 The Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas at 196-10 Northern Blvd. will hold its annual Greek festival today, Oct. 9, and tomorrow, Oct. 10. There will be Greek music and foods like baklava, loukoumades and other Greek pastries. Today’s festival begins at 6 and ends at 10 p.m., whereas tomorrow’s festival begins at 6 p.m. and will end at midnight. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, visit stnicholasfl ushing.org or call 718-357-4200. History Roundtable presents Sunnyside Gardens on its 90th anniversary. Exhibit and lecture by Sunnyside Gardens (SSG) residents, historian Dr. Jeff Kroessler and Laura Heim, AIA. Admission is free for Greater Astoria Historical Society members and Sunny Side Garden residents and $5 to the public. The event starts at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.astorialic.org/events.php?id=1060 or call 718-278-0700. The garden is located at 35-20 Broadway. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM buzz EDITOR’S PICK Tour the historic and opulent Loew’s Valencia Theatre in Jamaica at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Loew’s Valencia opened in 1929 and was the fi rst of the Loew’s movie house “Wonder Theatres.” The theatre is designed in Spanish Colonial and pre-Columbian styles. Admission is $30 for Friends of the Historic Districts Council and $40 for the general public. Space is limited. Go on www.hdc.org/featured/secret-lives-tour-loews-valencia-theatre or call 212-614-9107 to purchase tickets. Meeting place and further details will be emailed to those registered.
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