QUEENS ARTS ENTERTAINMENT For the most up-todate
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
Joel Ross — Presented in
partnership with the Jazz
Gallery for the 2018-2019 season,
Joel Ross will perform at the
Jamaica Center for Arts and
Learning. Ross just completed
a two year fellowship with the
Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintent
in California. He won fi rst place
at the 2016 BIAMP PDX Jazz
Festival ‘Jazz Forward.’ He also
just recorded his fi rst album,
“Good Vibes.”
When: Thursday, March 14, at
8 p.m.
Where: Jamaica Center for Arts
and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica
Ave., Jamaica
Cost: $10
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
Celebration of Nat King
Cole — There will be a musical
celebration of Nat King Cole
at Flushing Town Hall. This
celebration is brought to you
by Sachal Vasandani and other
top musicians in New York. This
critically acclaimed artist has
been praised by The New York
Times, calling him, “a bright
young singer with charisma
to spare.” He has four records
out currently. Other musicians
in the celebration include: Shai
Maestro, Reuben Rogers and
Obed Calvaire.
When: Friday, March 15, at 8 p.m.
Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-
35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
Cost: $20 - $25
Silent Dance Party —
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
has an event featuring a silent
dance party with three live DJ’s.
Change the channel on your
headset to fl ip between the
three performers. Each headset
has a color LED that shows
which channel you’re listening
to. This experience will include a
pair of Quiet Events headphones
and glow in the dark gear.
Channels with have Hip Hop,
R&B and Latin hits. For those
who prefer quiet spaces, there
will be zero loud music to talk
over, which unlike other dance
parties means no ringing in your
ears when you leave. This is a
21+ event. Bring a valid form of
identifi cation.
When: Friday, March 15, from 10
p.m. to 2 a.m.
Where: Bohemian Hall & Beer
Garden, 29-19 24th Ave., Long
Island City
Cost: $10 - $20
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
Macramé Class — Almost
every day of the week Queens
Botanical Garden offers a
variety of interesting classes
for all ages. Taught by Melissa
Taylor, this class will teach
attendees how to design their
own piece, focusing on creating
a hanging planter. QBG even
provides a selection of prime
plants for your creations. This
is recommended for adults
and children over the age of 10.
Children must be accompanied
by a participating adult.
Registration is required, but
drop-ins are welcome upon
availability.
When: Saturday, March 16, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing
Cost: $25 - $30
The Garifuna Jazz Ensemble —
The Garifuna Jazz Ensemble will
perform Taguiera (Homeland)
at Flushing Town Hall. This
show brings awareness of the
endangered language of the
Garifuna people. The Garinagu
are a mixed culture of West
Africans that intermarried with
The Carib-Arawak Indians on
the island of St. Vincent & The
Grenadines. This performance
showcases the culture through
a culmination of language,
indigenous rhythms, traditional
songs and elements of
traditional jazz. Musicians in the
ensemble include: Lucy Blanco,
Mario Sprouse, Gary Fritz and
Hiliard Greene with dancers
Martini Morales and Mariano
Martinez.
When: Saturday, March 16, at
8 p.m.
Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-
35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
Cost: $10 - $16
Spring Crush Adult Top Rope
Climbing Competition — A
Spring Crush Adult Top Rope
Climbing Competition will take
place at Brooklyn Boulders
Queensbridge. Their Citizens
Rope Competition is back for
another round. The competition
will be in redpoint format, where
competitors will receive points
for route completion. The fi ve
most valuable routes will be
the competitor’s fi nal score.
Attempts will be used to break
ties. Participants will compete
in the following categories:
recreational, intermediate,
expert and masters. Awards
will be given out following the
competition.
When: Saturday, March 16, from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Brooklyn Boulders
Queensbridge, 23-10 41st Ave.,
Long Island City
Cost: $35 - $45
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
Solo Recital — Huang Tiange,
a 14-year-old piano prodigy,
has a solo recital, where he
will perform classic pieces
from artists such as: Scarlatti,
Gershwin, Chopin, Beethoven
and Prokofi ev at Flushing
Town Hall. There will be a 95
minute performance, giving his
audience an extremely powerful
and masterfully curated show.
Presented in cities all over the
world, Tiange will showcase two
premieres of his own sonata
and Wang Hua’s Suite Ba Shan
Yu Shui.
When: Sunday, March 17, at 2
p.m.
Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-
35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
Cost: $10 - $16
MONDAY, MARCH 18
Flight of the Butterfl ies —
Come to the New York Hall
of Science to experience the
Flight of the Butterfl ies, a 3-D
movie that takes visitors on a
treacherous yet captivating
journey. In the 3-D theater,
visitors are a part of the
monarch butterfl y’s journey.
Visitors watch their migration
patterns closely, witnessing
thousands fl y through the peaks
of Mexico. Experience what 40
years of research looks like to
fi nd the monarch butterfl y’s
secret hideaway.
When: Monday, March 18, at 11
a.m. and 2 p.m.
Where: New York Hall of
Science, 47-01 111th Street,
Corona
Cost: $6 for adults; $5 for
children, seniors and students
(plus General Admission)
Standing Ovation: African
Diva Project — The outdoor
art installation, Standing
Ovation: African Diva Project,
celebrates some of the
biggest black female singers
in entertainment. Standing
Ovation has select fi gures from
The African Diva Project, printed
to life-size, and installed on
the Jamaica Performing Arts
Center lawn. The installation has
been praised by artist curator
Margaret Rose Vendryes.
When: Monday, March 18, all day
Where: Jamaica Arts Center,
161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
Cost: Free
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
Relative Fields in a Garden
— This exhibition features
an artistic mother-daughter
collaboration. Created by
mother Liz Philips and daughter
Heidi Howard, this 40-foot wall
combines Howard’s vivid portrait
with Philips sound work, which
creates interactive sound fields.
As a part of the museum’s large
wall series, the museum has
featured year-long commissions
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
TimesLedger Newspapers
March 15 - 22, 2019
By Bill Deasy
Fine Feathered Friends
Across
1. Native American
pole
6. "When I Was ___"
("HMS Pinafore" song)
10. Authority at home
13. Ebony's partner
14. "M*A*S*H"
character
16. Sod buster
17. Pirate's pet desert
19. Org. for Ginsburg
and Thomas
20. Grabs some z's
21. He wrote The
Praise of Folly
23. Lever 2000
competitor
25. "The ___ McCoy"
26. It doesn't go full
circle
29. Spheres of interest
32. Old Icelandic saga
34. Anthony who
married J. Lo
36. Morton product
37. Word after
stinking
39. Secret target?
40. ___'easter
41. Bad spots for
teens?
42. Flightless New
Zealanders
44. Transitional word
46. Record problem
47. Stevie Wonder's
'___ She Lovely'
48. Camel lot?
50. "Game, ___,
match!"
51. Like a fine Merlot
53. Religious schism
happening in Queens,
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When: Wednesday, March 20,
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Queens Museum New
York City Building, Flushing
Meadows Corona Park
Cost: $8, $4 for Seniors, free
for children, students and
NYC Department of Education
employees
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55. Fished like a
caveman
58. Put the pressure
on
62. Beverage
measured in spots?
63. Anti-war mail
65. Row boat need
66. Sugar partner, in
a verse
67. Unsavory one
68. "Little Giant" Mel
69. ___ gin fizz
70. Roots author Alex
Down
1. Waiters' rewards
2. Office for Obama
3. Went really fast
4. Proved to be
human
5. Mr. Magoo's problem
6. Gallery hangings
7. Add punch to
punch?
8. Jewish calendar
month
9. Senegal seaport
10. Helpful moving
birds
11. Flash ___
(impromptu
gatherings)
12. Split ___ soup
15. Tend to the bird
feeder
18. Russian royals
22. Plaid fabric
24. Wilderness home
26. Uncontrolled
27. Geometry r's
28. Birds separating
30. Hilo hello
31. Cause of some
fractures
33. Tomorrow singer
35. Recoil in distaste
38. Stayed fresh
43. Bed and home
attachment
45. Bro's daughter
49. Rob Roy need
52. Hints of rain
54. Tank fish
55. Center of
government
56. Villain's forte
57. Art ___ ('20s
style)
59. Part of an
angler's gear
60. Prairie Indian
tribe
61. Award presented
by Chris Berman
62. "A Bridge ___
Far"
64. To Kill A
Mockingbird author
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