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THURSDAY, FEB. 14
A Night of Throwbacks —
Q.E.D. in Astoria is celebrating
Valentine’s Day with a night
of throwbacks. Watch three
classic “Golden Girls” episodes
in your best costumes. Play
bingo and you may even
win Dorothy’s infamous
moist cupcakes. Devereaux
sequined shoulder pads
welcomed.
When: Thursday, Feb. 14, from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.,
Astoria
Cost: $10
A Night of Jazz with Jasper
Dütz — Jamaica Center for
Arts & Learning will host a
night of jazz with Jasper
Dütz, a multi-instrumentalist,
composer and gamer who has
studied with artists such as
Lee Konitz, Walter Smith III,
Marty Ehrlich, Gary Foster and
Ben Wendel. This event is a
part of a series every second
Thursday of the month from
October 2018 through June
2019.
When: Thursday, Feb. 14, at
8 p.m.
Where: Jamaica Center
for Arts & Learning, 161-04
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
Cost: $10
FRIDAY, FEB. 15
Costume Design — Learn
about the Costume Design for
the Ballad of Buster Scruggs,
a six-part western anthology
movie about the American
west by Ethan Coen and Joel
Coen released on Netfl ix.
Learn what went on behind
the costume design in this
illustrious western fi lm.
When: Friday, Feb. 15, from
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Museum of Moving
Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15 for adults, $11 for
seniors and students with valid
ID; $9 for children
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
Little Cooks: Let’s Eggsperiment!
— The Alley Pond
Environmental Center will host
an egg-themed educational
workshop for aspiring chefs.
The event will teach participants
fun healthy recipes. Young
cooks will experiment with eggs
from other animals. This unique
event will have interactive
activities which will allow
attendees to make a tasty egg
snack. All materials included.
Ages 5 to 7 welcomed.
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, from 11
a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Alley Pond
Environmental Center, 22806
Northern Blvd., Little Neck
Cost: $22
Energy of Place — Lloyd X
Latimer’s exhibition, “Energy
of Place” is opening at Lewis
Howard Latimer House
Museum in Flushing. The
exhibition features Latimer’s
artwork, inspired by Tom
Lloyd’s sculptures and archival
documents about Lloyd’s
Storefront Museum.
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Lewis Howard Latimer
House Museum, 34-41 137th St.,
Flushing
Cost: Free
“Sleeping Beauty” —
Flushing Town Hall will host
a performance of “Sleeping
Beauty” with artist David
Gonzalez, who is known for
being a master storyteller
and performer. This family
performance (for ages 5 and
up) will feature live music and
multimedia image projections
that take the audience into a
magical fairytale world.
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2:15
p.m.
Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-
35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
Cost: $14; $10 for members;
$8 for children; $6 for member
children; free for teens
“Black Angels Over
Tuskegee” — Jamaica
Performing Arts Center will
have “Black Angels Over
Tuskegee,” which tells the
story of the fi rst African-
American fi ghter pilots in U.S.
military history. This is an
incredible and revolutionary
story of men who broke down
racial barriers while serving
their country.
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Jamaica Performing
Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica
Ave., Jamaica
Cost: $10 for general
admission; $5 for children
SUNDAY, FEB. 17
Singles Social Dance —
Rego Park Jewish Center
is hosting a Singles Social
Dance with live music and
refreshments in the center’s
Crystal Ballroom. The dance
will include a performance
from Dr. Andrew Forman.
Proper attire is required for
the event.
When: Sunday, Feb. 17, from 2
p.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Rego Park Jewish
Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd.,
Rego Park
Cost: $10
Spoken Word Artist Bob
McNeil — As a part of their
celebration of Black History
Month, spoken word artist Bob
McNeil will perform a tribute
to inventor Lewis Howard
Latimer. Through poetry and a
musical performance, McNeil
will honor Lewis Howard
Latimer’s life. Along with his
career as an artist, Mcneil
has also written the Verses of
Realness.
When: Sunday, Feb. 17, from 3
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Lewis Howard Latimer
House Museum, 34-41 137th
St., Flushing
Cost: Free
MONDAY, FEB. 18
Queens Nature Exploration
— Join the Urban Park Rangers
on a hike through the wonders
of Forest Park.
When: Monday, Feb. 18, from 1
p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Forest Park Visitor
Center - Woodhaven Boulevard
and Forest Park Drive
Cost: Free
TUESDAY, FEB. 19
“The History of the Future”
— Local author Blake J. Harris
will have a launch for his new
book, “The History of the
Future,” which mixes science
fi ction and lore to tell a story
about an unlikely hero and
entrepreneur, Palmer Luckey.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 7
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Astoria Bookshop,
31-29 31st St., Astoria
Cost: Free
Dr. George Washington
Carver Workshop — Join the
winter fun at Queens Botanical
Garden when it hosts a Dr.
George Washington Carver
Workshop. QBG honors Dr.
Carver for his signifi cant
contributions in the fi eld of
botany. The workshop will
teach participants how to use
Dr. Carver’s very steps in the
process as they take plants
to create paints and healing
lotions. After the workshop,
students can take home their
work.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 1
p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing
Cost: $10
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20
Gather Around the Campfi re
— Join the Urban Park
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
TimesLedger Newspapers
February 7-14, 2019
By Bill Deasy
Show the Way
Across
1. Masquerades
6. Arabia's Gulf of ___
10. Topic of FX's The
Americans
14. "March comes in
like ___ …"
15. Aesop's also-ran
16. "Pet" plant
17. ___ dive (throw
a fight)
18. What lies in the
Seine
19. Tiara features
20. Army college
student
23. Actors' dialogue:
Abbr.
24. Bit of saltwater?
25. Big inits. in
camping
28. Goddess queen
31. Pressure
35. Best movie in 2012
37. Rockers ___ N'
Roses
39. Clash
40. Tennis ace?
43. Prepare baby
food, perhaps
44. Cabby's passenger
45. "___ Yellow
Ribbon..."
46. After a long wait
48. It may be
presidential
50. Aut. opposite
51. Platelet goal
53. Crude dude
55. Follows the
touchdown signal
62. Sautéing acronym,
à la Rachael Ray
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Rangers for an afternoon of
fun and outdoor activities
when you will gather around
the campfi re and enjoy the
outdoors.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 20,
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Alley Pond Park
Adventure Center
Cost: Free
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63. Tepee shape
64. Letters on a
screen?
66. Grande and de
Janeiro
67. "-- boy!"
68. U. S. Grant's foe
69. Stays on the
bench
70. Norse god
71. Sudden outburst
Down
1. Belfry resident?
2. ___ unto itself
3. Enjoy
4. Loam deposit.
5. Seize before it passes
6. 2004 battleground
state
7. Timbuktu's place
8. ___ you done yet?
9. Like Russian dolls
10. Lead role in
"Hawaii Five-O"
11. Expressed surprise
12. Lawn care product
13. It's right in your
atlas
21. Competitor of
Ragú
22. Effect's mate
25. Phi Beta ___
26. "In ___ -- make
up your mind!"
27. "I Kissed ___":
Katy Perry hit
29. Dennis' dog
30. Kournikova and
others
32. Needle boxes
33. Penicillin treats it
34. 1 Down has this
36. First clue
38. Like bad losers
41. Coil inventor
Nikola
42. Slam on the
brakes, e.g.
47. Officer Dibble's
nemesis
49. Kobe's squad
52. Gear part
54. ___ dozen
(abundant)
55. Plural suffix with
mountain
56. 1983 Super Bowl
designation
57. Blow
58. Take ___ account
59. About to arrive
60. Don't raise
61. Chicken ___
6 5. "Dr. Hug"
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