FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com DECEMBER 4, 2014 • THE COURIER SUN 53 the restrooms, at 11 a.m. Enter the mall on the south buzz side of Roosevelt Avenue just uphill from the Main Street station of the 7 train. Visit www.geognyc. com/ or email [email protected] for more info. TUESDAY, DEC. 9 Adult participants in Cristina Cipriani’s workshop will learn to paint on glass and make their own colorful trinkets. Space is limited so preregistration is required. The workshop runs from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Call 718-429-4700 for more information. 54-22 Skillman Ave. The Queens Library of Douglaston/Little Neck is hosting a holiday concert to mark Hanukkah and Christmas. Irene Failenbogen will perform at this hour-long concert. Light refreshments will be served. 4 p.m. 249-01 Northern Blvd. Come participate in a wheelchair basketball open gym at the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Participants - adults and seniors - must be physically challenged but able to use a sports wheelchair. Sports chairs will be available at the center. NYC Parks membership is required of all participants. For more information, call 718-353-7853 or email [email protected]. gov. 8 to 9 p.m. 131-40 Fowler Ave. The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center is screening “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days” (2005) at 1 p.m. It tells the story of Scholl, 21, a member of White Rose, an anti-Nazi non-violent student resistance group in the 1940s, who was executed for treason in 1943. The German fi lm won the Silver Bear awards for Best Director and Best Actress at the Berlinale in 2005. 222-05 56th Ave. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 The Alley Creek Watershed Project is holding its third community meeting to discuss the plans to develop the watershed. The meeting will discuss how previous concerns of the community have been taken into consideration and changes incorporated in the plan. It starts at 6 p.m. at the Alley Pond Park Environmental Center. 228-06 Northern Blvd. For more information call 212-360-1446 or email [email protected]. The Stevenson Regular Democratic Club is hosting its 48th Annual Dinner Dance. The event will honor four prominent citizens: Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller; James Bua, Local Union No. 3 I.B.E.W; Irene Baker, senior vice president, government affairs, Madison Square Garden; and Sharon Banks, librarian, Pomonok branch of the Queens Borough Public Library. Tickets to the dance cost $100 per person. 6:30 p.m. Douglaston Manor, 63-20 Marathon Parkway. THURSDAY, DEC. 11 The Queens Botanical Garden is hosting a workshop on the benefi ts of composting with a worm bin. The workshop is mainly aimed at children and teachers, as it will introduce children to concepts of biology and recycling. It will also teach how attendees can set up worm bins and maintain them. Registration is required and can be done by calling 718-539-5296 or emailing [email protected]. Cost: $5 per person. 6 to 8 p.m. FREE UPCOMING LECTURE Recovery International is hosting free meetings for people suffering from mental issues such as anxiety, stress and depression, among others. The meetings are safe and confi dential places for sufferers to get help and advice on how to cope with these issues. The meeting is open to all and will be held at the Forest Hills location of the Queens Library. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. 108-19 71st Ave. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM Date: December 23, 2014 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Kew Gardens Community Center, 8002 Kew Gardens Road, #202, Kew Gardens Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, Esq. Topic: Elder Law Update Contact: Racquel Epstein, Director 718-268-5960 EDITOR’S PICK Gala 2014 The Louis Armstrong House Museum is hosting its Gala 2014 on Dec. 8 from 6 p.m. at 130 Bowery in Manhattan. The Gala will honor Dick Cavett, legendary talk show host and author; Andrew P. Jackson, executive director of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center; and Stephen Maitland-Lewis, author and jazz afi cionado. Catherine Russell will perform. Call Eve Wolff at 718-997-3581 or email gala@ louisarmstronghouse.org to RSVP. Festive attire. Tour seven landmarks in one day Seven historic sites in the borough are participating in the 27th Annual Holiday Historic House Tour on Dec. 7. The sites are as follows: Kingsland Homestead, Voelker Orth Museum, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, The Friends Meeting House, Flushing Town Hall, The Bowne House and The Louis Armstrong House Museum. The tour will tell participants about the historic signifi cance of each of these sites. There will also be special activities and refreshments. The tour runs between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. but attendees are free to choose which landmarks they wish to see. Tickets are $20 presale/$25 at the door day of the event/ $10 for children under 12. Buy them at https://holidayhousetour2014.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 718-939-0647 or email [email protected].
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