FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com DECEMBER 18, 2014 • THE COURIER SUN 37 buzz musical stars in a show titled “Legends and Icons.” Those slated to perform include Rupee, Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, Terry G., D’ Hitman, Nouman Khalid, Geeta Bisram and the Angels Caribbean Band. Doors open 8 p.m. Tickets: $35/ $80 VIP/ $150 VVIP. Open to those 18 years and over with ID. You can buy tickets by calling 718- 659-6162, 917-545-4330 or 516-302-8898. 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. SUNDAY, DEC. 21 The Alley Pond Environmental Center is having a science fair for 7- and 8-year-olds during which children can collectively create a science fair project and learn about the scientifi c process from hypothesis to conclusion. Preregistration is mandatory as space is limited to eight children. Visit www. alleypond.com to register. $24. 1:30 to 3 p.m. 228- 06 Northern Blvd. This Winter Solstice, learn to make shadow puppets at the Queens Museum as part of the museum’s weekly Drop-In Family Workshop series. The workshop is open to children between the ages of 5 and 12, and their adult companions. Families will learn paper cutting techniques to make the puppets and how to animate them. The workshop is open to children with special needs and the staff is eager and willing to make the necessary adaptations. The workshop is free and there is no need to preregister. The event runs from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call 718-592-9700 for more information. FREE UPCOMING LECTURE Sing and be merry. Queens College musicians, alumnus Alex Schirling, Erick Urgiles and Classical Singers Career Development Club are coming together for a Holiday Concert Jam at the Flushing Town Hall. Their performance promises to be fi lled with holiday spirit and classical music. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $5/free for members and students. Buy them at fl ushingtownhall.org. 137-35 Northern Blvd. The LIC Community Chanukah Party, Chanukah On Fire, will take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The party will feature a dynamic fi re show by Keith Leaf, Chanukah doughnuts, latkes and a grand menorah lighting ceremony with local elected offi cials. Tickets cost $10 each for adults and children or $40 per family. Chabad LIC, 10-25 48th Ave. Call Chabad LIC at 718-609-0066 for more information. The Astoria Center of Israel is hosting a Chanukah Party from 3 to 5 p.m. There will be dreidel games, latkes and applesauce, food, music, dancing and even a sing-a-long! The best part? Bring your own menorah and participate in the communal candle lighting. 27-35 Crescent St. Call 718-278-2680 or visit astoriacenter.org for more information. Free. The Bayside Historical Society is hosting a walk-in workshop at the Castle at Fort Totten Park for the holidays. Families can attend the workshop and create decorations that celebrate winter. Hot cocoa and cookies will be on sale. And of course, Santa Claus will make an appearance to take gift requests. Admission is free, but photos with Santa will cost $2. Noon to 4 p.m. 208 Totten Ave. Call 718-352- 1548 for more details. MONDAY, DEC. 22 Watch 2013’s smash hit, “Gravity,” at a free screening. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, the movie tells the story of two astronauts (played by Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) who get lost in space. Gravity won seven Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards. Rated PG-13. 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Queens Library at Windsor Park, 79-50 Bell Blvd. Listen to Polish Christmas carols in Ridgewood. Piotr Rudzinski, a performer from Poland, will sing Polish Christmas carols at the Queens Library. Registration not required. 6 p.m. Free. 20-12 Madison St. TUESDAY, DEC. 23 “Guardians of the Galaxy,” the biggest hit fi lm of 2014, will be screened for free at the Queens Library at Woodside. Registration not required, but the superhero fi lm was rated PG-13. Free. 2:30 p.m. 54-22 Skillman Ave. Teenagers can now learn to write hip-hop and R&B songs at this program called Music the “Write” Way. Experts will guide participants as they focus on structure and word play. Free. Registration not required. Queens Library for Teens, 2002 Cornaga Ave. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24 On Christmas Eve, children can learn something new. The Best Out Of School Time (BOOST) program’s craft hour will take place from 4 p.m. at the Rochdale Village location of the Queens Library. Children in grades one to six will create craft items suitable for the holidays. Free. 169-09 137 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 The Oratorio Society of Queens is playing their Annual Holiday Concert at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 21. The orchestra, a chorus of more than 125 members and soloists, conducted by David Close, will perform excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah,” Christmas carols and Chanukah favorites. Featured soloists are Geraldine McMillian, soprano, John Easterlin, tenor, Vaughn Fritts, bass-baritone, guest artist Cantor Jerry Korobow and with OSQ’s orchestra, the Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens. Audience members are invited to join in a sing-a-long with the chorus as they render “O Come, All Ye Faithful.” 4 p.m. 222-05 56th Ave. Tickets cost $35 general admission/ $30 for seniors aged 62 and up, and for students with ID/$10 for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. For additional information, call the Oratorio Society of Queens at 718.279.3006 or visit www.queensoratorio.org. Annual Holiday Concert Photo courtesy of Dominick Totino Photography
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