36 THE COURIER SUN • DECEMBER 25, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >DEC FRIDAY, DEC. 26 The Queens Farm Museum invites children and adults to their Adriance Farmhouse for the annual Holiday Open House. The Farmhouse has been specially decorated for this occasion. There are craft activities designed for children while all visitors will be served freshly mulled cider. The event is free and there is no gate admission either. The open house spreads over three days, ending on Sunday. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. Call 718-347-3276 for more information. Guitarist Matt Dickey and his band 3 of Queens (3Q) will perform live at The Queens Kickshaw in Astoria. Come support this new jazz/groove band that is based in our own borough. The night will feature covers of songs by Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and Lonnie Smith, among others, as well as the band’s original pieces. 9 to 11:30 p.m. 40-17 Broadway. SATURDAY, DEC. 27 Celebrate Kwanzaa all day with the Afrikan Poetry Theatre at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. The event, Kwanzaa 2014, will feature a memorial tribute to Baba John Watusi Branch. There will be a candle lighting ceremony and free Zawadi and fruit will be distributed. Food from Africa and the Caribbean Islands will also be available. 1 to 8 p.m. Admission: $5 adults/ $1 children. For more information, call 718-523-3312. 153-10 Jamaica Ave. Don’t. Miss. This. Singer/ songwriter D.B. Rielly and his band will perform live at McLoughlin’s in Astoria. The music is expected to go across genres and include Blues and Al-Country. It promises to be a night to remember. Free. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. 31-06 Broadway. The New York Hall of Science is hosting a series of workshops and demos called ReMake the Holidays, in which children work with various materials to make holiday-themed decorations. In today’s workshop, children can learn to reuse plastic bags to make jump ropes. They’ll also learn to make holiday cards and plastic bottle lanterns. Noon to 4 p.m. Free with NYSCI admission. Call 718-699-0005 for more details. 47-01 111th St. SUNDAY, DEC. 28 It’s the last day of the annual Holiday Open House at the Queens Farm museum. Children and adults are welcome to enjoy the Adriance Farmhouse, which has been specially decorated for this occasion. There are craft activities designed for children while all visitors will be served freshly mulled cider. The event is free and there is no gate admission either. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. Call 718-347-3276 for more information. Winter and snow mean hot cocoa! Children can learn to experiment with cocoa and various spices at the Little Makers: Hot Cocoa To Go workshop. The two-hour workshop is meant for children aged 18 months and older, and advance registration is recommended. 10:30 a.m. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission/ $5 per family for members of the New York Hall of Science. Visit nysci.org or call 718- 699-0005 for more details. 47-01 111th St. The New York Hall of Science is hosting a series of workshops and demos called ReMake the Holidays, in which children work with 26- > J A N 1 various materials to make holiday-themed decorations. In today’s workshop, children can learn to reuse paper to make pop-up puppets and paper lanterns. They’ll also learn to include light and sound into their paper sculptures. Button-making and recycle-gami (along the lines of origami) will also be taught. Noon to 4 p.m. Free with NYSCI admission. Call 718- 699-0005 for more details. 47-01 111th St. ‘Tis the season of lights. What better time to learn how to make those really cute Tiffany candle lights? Children aged 5 to 12 and their adult companions can learn to make Tiffany candle lights at the Queens Museum’s Drop-in Family Workshop. Participants will make candle holders and use tissue collages inspired by the museum’s Tiffany Collections to cover the outside. The workshop encourages children with special needs to participate. Free. Advance registration not required. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. New York City building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Call the museum at 718-592-9700 for more information. MONDAY, DEC. 29 The New York Hall of Science is hosting a series of workshops and demos called ReMake the Holidays, in which children work with various materials to make holiday-themed decorations. In today’s workshop, children can learn to reuse scrap fabric to make outfi ts for dolls. They’ll also learn to embroider fabric and to sew bow ties. Preregistration is required and can be done on nysci.org. It runs from noon to 4 p.m., but session times and prices vary. The Print Fabric with 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 Louis Armstrong House Museum Experience the holidays at the Louis Armstrong House Museum by going on their annual holiday tour on Sunday, Dec. 28. The special tour will feature rare audio recordings of Louis rendering classic favorites such as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas).” Admission to the museum includes candy canes. Admission: $10 adults/$7 seniors (65 and older), students and children/ free for children under 4 and members. 34-56 107th St. Call 718-478-8274 for more information. Photo courtesy of Louis Armstrong House Museum
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