48 THE COURIER SUN • OCTOBER 16, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >OCT FRIDAY, OCT. 17 Learn the benefi ts of yoga, especially basic postures, proper breathing and relaxation techniques. Admission is free and the event is held at EC Squared Studio at 80-20 Roosevelt Ave. The class will start at 12:30 p.m. and will be based on Vinyasa or Flow yoga. The class can be modifi ed for all body types, practices and ages. Register by calling 646-508-4818 or by emailing your name and phone number to ecsquaredstudio@gmail.com Come join a boot camp class focusing on strength, plyometrics and highintensity circuit training at the Alley Athletic in Alley Pond Park from 5 to 6 p.m. Classes will be held outdoors by the park house and move inside weather permitting. The park house is located on Winchester Blvd off Union Turnpike. There is a large parking lot next to the park house. Admission is free. Call 718-352-4793 ext. 301 or email michael.agnello@parks.nyc.gov for more information. Two legendary names of jazz pianist Barry Harris and pianist, composer and fi rst blind graduate of Juilliard School Valerie Capers play together on stage for the fi rst time, joined by Ray Drummond on bass and Leroy Williams on drums at Flushing Town Hall. “A Piano Fantasy in Jazz with Barry Harris and Valerie Capers” will commence at 8 p.m. at 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tickets are $25/$20 for Town Hall members, $10 for students and a package deal of $90/$72 for members, which includes a reserved table for two plus wine and snacks. For more information please call 718-463-7700 or visit www.fl ushingtownhall. org A public meeting discussing the proposed Greater JFK Industrial Business Improvement District (IBID) will take place at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce at 157-11 Rockaway Blvd. Open house begins at 9 a.m with the presentations scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Another public meeting will take place on Oct. 20. For more details, email the planning committee at info@jfkibid.org. SATURDAY, OCT. 18 Join the Friends of Brookville Park as they paint, plant bulbs and clean the park for “It’s My Park Day” in the Brookville Park Field House. Admission is free. For more information please call 516-776-6341 or contact kangela21@yahoo.com. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon. “Red Wednesday” is a theater production aimed to rescue and redefi ne our civilization’s legacy. It is written and directed by Sanaz Ghajarrahimi and built for Collapse Theater Company. There will be a show today at 8 p.m. and tomorrow, Oct. 19, at 2:30 p.m. at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at 31-10 Thomson Ave., room E-241. Celebrate the fall harvest at King Manor with a historic cooking demonstration, apple cider pressing, butter churning and autumn-themed crafts at 150-03 Jamaica Ave. Admission is free. For more information, visit www. kingmanor.org or call 718-206-0545. The event is from noon to 4 p.m. Join Rockaway to celebrate Halloween with family and friends by taking part in painting pumpkins, face painting and festive food at Beach 59th Street. The “4th Annual Hip Hop Halloween Celebration” is from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Visit http://www. rwalliance.org/rwa/events or call 718- 327-5919 for more information. Zion Episcopal Church is hosting a fall yard sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 243-01 Northern Blvd. by Douglaston Parkway. Please use the Church Street bank entrance. Admission is free. Walk in the Purple 5k Dash to End Domestic Violence today. Families and friends are encouraged to come together and there will be free adult and children’s activities and refreshments following the run. All proceeds from runners’ fundraising will go toward domestic violence prevention and intervention programs. There will be face painting and animal balloons, and participants receive a prize. Don’t forget to come accessorized in purple. Purple represents Domestic Violence Awareness and the event starts at 9 a.m. at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Come to GrowNYC Greenmarket every week on Saturday between now and Nov. 22 for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family friendly activities at Socrates Sculpture Park. Admission is free. Contact 718-956- 1819 or info@socratessculpurepark.org for more information. The market will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join Martin Luther School for their Harvest Festival and Fall Open House from noon to 4 p.m. at 60-02 Maspeth Ave. Admission is free and there will be bounce houses, crafts, basketball clinics, games, face painting, science demos, tours and information on their middle and high school programs. Call 718-894-4000 or email info@martinluthernyc. org for more information. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Sherman’s March to the Sea, the Greater Astoria Historical 16-22 EDITOR’S PICK INTERACTIVE MOVIE SERIES KARAOKE AT THE MOVIES!!! QPAC’s one-of-a-kind interactive movie series, where the crowd sings (and dances) along with their favorite actors! Captioned. Trivia contests and other fun activities! CABARET 718-631-6311 WWW.VISITQPAC.ORG : Queensborough Performing Arts Center - QPAC : @visitQPAC Society will screen “Gone with the Wind.” The event is held at 35-20 Broadway and for more information please call 718-278-0700, email info@ astorialic.org or go on http://astorialic. org. The movie will start at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free. SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Meet at Strauss Square at the East Broadway subway station at noon today to visit the history and see the distinctive architecture of what was once NYC’s largest Jewish enclave. Admission is $15 for Greater Astoria Historical Society members and $20 to the public. For more information please call 718-278-0700 or email info@astorialic.org. Queensborough Performing Arts Center Calligrapher Majed Seif will introduce you to the different styles of Arabic calligraphy and its rules in “Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy” at Flushing Town Hall. Participants can have their names rendered in calligraphic script and then decorate their paper with Arabesque designs. Admission is $10/$8 for Town Hall members and children. Materials are included. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. and the event will commence at 1 p.m. Sign up to walk for “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer,” a 3-mile event that is a celebration of breast cancer survivorship as well as a movement to make this disease the last of this century. This is a non-competitive event starting at College Point Boulevard and 58th Street at Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 8 a.m. Go on www.makingstrides.acsevents.org for more information, to donate or to sign up for the event. ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK 222-05 56TH AVENUE, BAYSIDE, NY 11364 October 18, 2013 7:30 pm TICKETS ONLY $5 Sponsored by Councilmember Daniel Dromm
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