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Does your child need help with reading? Bring them to the Queens
Library for one-on-one assistance anytime from 2 to 6 p.m. This free
event is at the South Jamaica branch of the library, 108-41 Guy R.
Brewer Blvd., Jamaica.
Come to the third annual Chicken Soup Cook-Off at Temple Beth
Sholom! Tickets are $18 for adults and $6 for children ages 5 to 13;
maximum $50 per family. Call 718-463-4143 to RSVP. This event is at
6:30 p.m. at 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing.
SUNDAY, NOV. 11
13 Experience traditional
Chinese theatre at Flushing
Town Hall! Poetry, music and acting
combine in Kunqu. Supertitles
in English. Tickets to the show are
$16, $10 for members and students
and free for teens. This event is at
1:30 p.m. at 137-35 Northern Blvd.,
Flushing.
14 Ever wanted to be a cartoonist?
Come to “Joke
in the Box: An Introduction to Gag
Cartooning,” a workshop by Emily
Flake, whose cartoons are in the New
Yorker. Tickets are $40 and include
materials. This event is from noon to
1:30 p.m. at Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.,
Astoria.
15 Come learn how World
War I affected Queens
from author and historian James
E. Haas, based on his work To Honor
Fallen Heroes, which is a study of
650 men from College Point, Queens
who served in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Merchant Marines. This
event is being held at the Queens
Historical Society at 14335 37th
Ave., Flushing from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5, $3 for students and
seniors and free for members.
MONDAY, NOV. 12
17 Laugh along with comedian
Molly Austin! The Tru
TV, MTV and Comedy Central comedian
will be performing at 7 p.m. from
Monday through Friday. This event
is at The Creek and The Cave, 10-93
Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
TUESDAY, NOV. 13
18 Bring your kids to a reading
of a new children’s
book! Author and illustrator Molly
Idle will be sharing her story “Pearl”
about a tiny mermaid who makes a
big difference. This free event is from
4 to 5 p.m. at the Astoria Bookshop,
31-29 31st St.
19 Come see two short new
plays about education at
the Kupferberg Center! “Nothing
About Us” deals with school segregation
today while “Overdrive” discusses
standardized tests. These free plays
start at 4:45 p.m. This event is in the
Colden Auditorium, 153-49 Reeves
Ave., Flushing.
20 Learn about Louis
Armstrong at the Queens
College’s Evening Reading Series!
Ricky Riccardi will be discussing his
book “What a Wonderful World: The
Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years.”
This event is at 7 p.m. and costs $20.
The reading is in the LeFrak Concert
Hall, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14
21 Come learn about a book
that won the Global
Humanities Translation Prize!
Manzoor Ahtesham will be discussing
his book “The Tale of the Missing
Man” along with translators Jason
Grunebaum and Ulrike Stark. The
story explores Muslim life in the 1970s
and 80s. This free event is from 7 to
8 p.m. at the Astoria Bookshop, 31-29
31st St.
22 Be the judge at a comedy
game show! Come to a
live version of the game Quiplash and
watch comedians come up with wittiest
(or silliest) response to prompts.
Tickets are $8. This event is from 9 to
10:30 p.m. at Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.,
Astoria.
23 Learn to paint like Bob
Ross at Happy Little
Trees! This class will teach you how
to paint an outdoor scene step by
step. Tickets are $45 and include all
supplies. This event is from 7 to 9
p.m. at The Paint Place, 31-21 31st
St., Astoria.