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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM APRIL 20, 2017 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 63 tickets, visit www.greenspacestudio. org. 11 Get your daily dose of outdoors at the Frank Charles Memorial Park as a part of National Rx Day. Enjoy a day of fun activities for all ages. Free. Sunday April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Frank Charles Memorial Park, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Broad Channel. For more information, call 718-318-2340. MONDAY, APRIL 24 12 Join artistic director Dev Bondarin and executive director Jessica Bathurst of the Astoria Performing Arts Center for their discussion of their upcoming production “Raisin,” a musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” Attendees who purchase A Raisin in the Sun for 10% will receive a discount for tickets for the production running May 4 to May 27. Free. April 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. 13 Join the Queens Community House for their 2017 spring cleanup. Volunteers will assist in the cleanup of the playground at Captain Tilly Park. Free. 2:30 to 5 p.m. Captain Tilly Park, Jamaica. TUESDAY, APRIL 25 14 Bring your future basketball star to the Al Oerter Recreation Center for a Jr. Knicks EDITOR’S PICK Volunteers from the Lions Club will help students in improving their literacy skills by having children read to them. They will also assist children with their assignments and keep their reading log up to date. Free. April 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. Queens Library at Laurelton, 134-26 225 St., Laurelton. Basketball Clinic presented by Kia. Children 14 and under will learn the fundamental skills they’ll need to go pro. Free. April 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. Check in begins at 3:30 p.m. To register, visit www.juniorknicks.leagueapps. com or www.nycgovparks.org. 15 Take the time to laugh a little and forget your troubles. Visit the Queens Village Library for stand-up comedy with Liz Simmons. This is a teleconference event. Queens Library at Queens Village, 94-11 217 St., Queens Village. First-time callers: please register by calling 718-464-0084. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 16 Visit Flushing Town Hall for their Artist-Presenter Dialogues workshop on Wednesday, April 26. Artists will have the chance to speak with administrators from Flushing Town Hall and other organizations to discuss their needs and ask any questions. Free. 7 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. Send advance questions to [email protected]. Check out the QNS.com calendar for more great events, and add your own! If you love events, sign up for our weekly events newsletter as well! EDITOR’S PICK 8 The New York Restoration Project is partnering with the Eastern Queens Alliance for a tree giveaway on Saturday, April 22. To receive a tree, participants must promise to plant the tree in any borough of New York, keep the tree maintained and watered, and not to plant the tree along streets or in city parks. Limit is two trees per participant. Family members must be present to claim their own trees. Noon to 2 p.m. Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center, 149-20 Springfield Ln., Springfield Gardens. 17 Royal Star Theatre of ICC presents Little Women - The Musical Directed by: Erik Neillsen ~ Music Direction by: Paul L. Johnson y Friday May 5 at 8PM Saturday, April 29 and May 6 at 8PM Sunday, April 30 and May 7 at 3PM Advance tickets: $18 $15 For Seniors 65+ & children 12 and nd under At the Door $20 (Cash or Venmo only) ) $17 for Seniors 65+ & children 12 and d under FOR FURTHER INFO: Call 718.428.8681 .8681 or email [email protected] com | www.royalstartheatre.l t th t org Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Auditorium 179-14 Dalnv Road, Jamaica Estates. NY 11432 ~ Free Parking Onsite


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