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LIST OF
17 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
2 Have you ever
wished you could
speak Spanish? Come
and learn how to use
Transparent Language Online
at Briarwood’s library and
benefit from a 10-week
group learning experience,
too! Participants will need
a Queens Library card and
access to a home computer.
Bring your device to the
first session for help in setting
up your Transparent
Language Online account.
Space is limited and preregistration
is required. Class will
be held on Thursday, Nov. 9,
16 and 30 from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. 85-12 Main St.,
Briarwood. For more information,
call 718-658-1680.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
3 Go Behind the Screen
and witness the many
processes involved in producing,
marketing and
exhibiting the moving
image. With over a thousand
film and television artifacts,
this one-of-a-kind experience
will introduce visitors to the
history of the moving image,
from 19th-century optical
toys to the present-day
impact of digital tools on film
editing and post-production.
Food and drink are available
for purchase in the café.
Tickets are $15 for adults
(18+), $11 for seniors citizens
(65+) and $11 for students
(18+) with valid ID.
Admission is also free for
active duty service members
in uniform or with proper
ID. Museum hours are from
happenings ›NOV9-19
10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria. For more
information, visit movingimage.
us or call 718-777-6888.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
4 It’s not about how
well you sing, it’s
about how much fun you
have! It’s karaoke night at
historic Neirs Tavern. Sing,
eat and enjoy some cocktails
while listening to awesome
songs by Rockin’
Rudy! 9 p.m. to midnight.
Neir’s Tavern, 87-48 78th St.
For more information, visit
neirstavern.com or call 718-
296-0600.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
5 MoMA PS1’s
acclaimed VW Sunday
Sessions program welcomes
visitors to experience
art live and in real
time, and invites artists,
curators and other cultural
instigators to share their
latest projects. This Sunday,
the courtyard will be hosting
an afternoon of screenings,
performances and discussions
with five artists and
writers whose work counters
racist narratives and breaks
traditional genre boundaries.
Tickets are $15, $13 for
MoMA members. 3 to 7 p.m.
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson
Ave. Members can secure
advance tickets in person at
the MoMA PS1 box office or
by calling 718-784-2084.
6 Skip the post office
and create your own
stamps! Q.E.D. presents a
DIY stamp creation workshop
by Private Picasso instructors
with extensive experience
teaching art to students of all
ages. Students in this class
will learn basic relief printing
techniques, creating their
own linoleum block stamps
from design to carving to
printing. Everyone will go
home with their own unique
EDITOR’S
PICK
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to
turn on the light.” There will be a “Harry Potter” trivia night at Alewife in Long Island
City. See if you have what it takes to make it through five rounds of wizarding that
will challenge your memory of the beloved books. Free and open to the public from
8 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9. Alewife, 5-14 51st Ave. For more information, visit
triviaad.com.
stamps, an edition of prints
and info on how to continue
the printing at home! Tickets
are $55. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.,
Astoria. For more information,
call 347-451-3873.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13
7 Come and see this
premiere performance
by jazz composer,
educator and chromatic
harmonica specialist
Yvonnick Prene at Queens
Library. Prene is one of the
most amazing acoustic harmonica
players in New York
City and his songs are well
worth seeing. Free and open
to the public from 4 to 5
p.m. Central Library 89-11
Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. For
more information, call 718-
990-0700.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
8 Searching for new
ways to improve your
health? Moving for Life is a
fitness program that teaches
the basic fundamentals
of proper exercise and diet.
Participants will leave feeling
energized and focused.
Come dressed for physical
activity. Those with walkers
and wheelchairs are welcome,
and there will be seated
and standing options. Free
and open to the public from
1:30 to 2:15 p.m. 41-17 Main
St., Flushing. For more information
call 718-661-1200.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
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9 Join CERRU for a
memorable evening
to take the first steps
toward uncovering immigration
related narratives
from across the political
spectrum. Participants will
hear from individuals who
are lobbying, advocating in
bipartisan work on the issue
of immigration reform and
produce their own innovative
solutions to this pressing
challenge. Dinner will be
served during the evening’s
events. Free and open to the
public from 4:30 p.m to 9:00
p.m. Queens College Patio
Room, Queens College.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
10 Come and learn
how to speak
Mandarin Chinese with
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