74 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 15, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM 1LIS7T OF THINGS TO DO THURSDAY, JUNE 15 1 Meet the artist Zimer, and look at his exhibit of 12 still life and landscape paintings mixed with modern graphic structures and colors that challenge nature from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and beverages included. Registration required. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Adults $6, seniors $4, students with ID $4, children 4 to 12 $2, children 3 and under free, members free. To find more information and register, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/the-structure-of-nature closing-reception-tickets 32623992239. 2 Visit the opening night of the 11-night St. Gregory the Great Gregorian Summer Festival for the parade and Bellrose night and Indian night. There will be rides, games, prizes, booths, entertainment and plenty of food from Thursday, June 15, to Sunday, June 25, from 7 to 11 p.m. Free admission. For more information, visit https://sgtgfestival. com/. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 3 Go to the SingleCut Beersmiths Tap Room between 5 and 11 p.m. to donate a pair of socks and get one free beer or $10 off a case of SingleCut cans! Take Two NYC is collecting socks to be donated to those in need. SingleCut Beersmiths Taproom, 19-33 37th St., happenings ›JUNE15-21 Astoria. For more information, visit https://singlecutbeer. com/event/. SATURDAY, JUNE 17 4 Learn about the Queens Botanical Garden Farm and their composting efforts. The class from 11 a.m. to noon will teach how to produce nutrient-rich compost from food and garden waste. Free with garden admission. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing. For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/o/nyc-compost-project hosted-by-queens-botanical garden-8234757605. 5 Visit the Queens Historical Society at the Socrates Sculpture Park to make a paper quilt inspired by the Underground Railroad. Learn about how secret messages featured in quilts that helped slaves reach freedom. This free event is recommended for grades K-6. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. For more information, visit http://socratessculpturepark. org/educationprograms/ paper-quilting/. 6 Check out the Civil War Living Historians Re-Enactment by Company K, 67th Long Island and Presentation at the Maple Grove Cemetary from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The main lectures will teach about soldiers’ lives, diet, drills and medical treatments. The event is free to the public, but donations are accepted. For more information, call 347-878-6614, visit www. friendsofmaplegrove.org, or email info@friendsofmaplegrove. org. SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Sunday brunch and a Father’s Day gift can be found at the Sunday Brunch Terrarium Class at Luludi Living Art from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on June 18. The class costs $160 for two people, and includes a 6-inch bowl, two plants, and decorations for the terrarium. Luludi Living Art, 2307 24th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit www.luludi. net/terrarium-class-fathers-day-brunch/. 8 Enjoy music in the garden performed by the Quintet of the Americas in the Queens Botanical Garden. The show includes songs from the “Winds of Change” concert about the environment with ragtime, jazz and contemporary music. Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson poems will also be read. The free concert is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. 9 Listen to Rich Cardillo, Julie Threlkeld, Christopher Torres, and Julie Smith tell stories for the Story Social Father’s Day Show from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Work on drafts and tell your own story, too. Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria. For more information about the free event, visit https:// qedastoria.com/collections/ shows/products/story-social with-julie-polk-4, email [email protected], or call 646-408-8384. 10 Pan Asian R e p e r t o r y Theatre’s “Lost in Shanghai,” a love story adventure that takes place in the 1940s, can entertain you at 4 p.m. Tickets are free for members and students, and $10 for the public. Flushing Town Hall, 137- 35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. A t i F i f ATTENTION: Want your event on this page? Post it on QNS.com! It’s never been easier to submit a Happening. Become a registered member at www.qns.com, visit the Events page, click the “Add Event” bar at left, complete the form and click “Post Event.” You can even post a photo or a fl ier for your event. It takes only a couple of minutes to complete, and it’s absolutely FREE! We’ll select entries on our QNS.com Events site for our Happenings page in The Queens Courier and Ridgewood Times. Let all of Queens know what’s going on tomorrow by posting it on QNS.com today! 7 EDITOR’S PICK
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