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20 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
1 As part of Breast
Cancer Awareness
Month, Queens Medical
Associates in Fresh
Meadows is hosting a
special information session
designed to educate
the public and support
those fighting breast cancer.
Lead by Nurse Navigator
Heather Bain, the session
will focus on topics including
lymphedema in breast
cancer patients, dealing with
fatigue, proper nutrition for
recovery, sexuality after diagnosis,
family caregiving and
survivorship. 3 to 5 p.m.,
Queens Medical Associates,
176-60 Union Tpke., Suite
360. For more information,
call 718-460-2300.
2 Are you a first-time
homebuyer? Want to
learn about the homebuying
process? How to get a
mortgage? Join Quontic
Bank senior loan officer
Andrew Fuchs and real
estate agent Marco Gobbo
of Douglas Elliman as they
lead a step-by-step seminar
on home buying and
the mortgage process, and
explain what every first-time
homebuyer needs to know.
6 to 7:30 p.m., Quontic Bank,
31-05 Broadway, Astoria.
For more information, visit
https://quonticbank.com/
first-time-homebuyers-seminar
171011.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
3 Learn how to spot
the signs of mental
illness during an eighthour
happenings ›OCT26 ›NOV1
Mental Health First
Aid Certification Class” at
the Central Library. You’ll
learn how to identify the
signs and symptoms of various
mental illnesses and
how to respond to them
if you see such signs in
your colleagues, friends and
loved ones. Just 35 spots
are available on a first-come,
first-served basis, registration
is required by emailing
vannatour@gmail.com. 9
a.m., Central Library, 89-11
Merrick Blvd., Jamaica.
4 Soprano Irene
Failenbogen comes
to the North Forest Park
Library to perform selections
from an array of
classic Broadway musicals
including “The Phantom of
the Opera,” “Cats,” “My
Fair Lady” and “Evita.”
2 p.m., North Forest Park
Library, 98-27 Metropolitan
Ave., Forest Hills. For more
information, call 718-261-
5512.
5 If recent current
events have you
scratching your head,
you’ll want to participate in
a special book discussion
at The Astoria Bookshop.
Author Danny Katch will talk
about his new book, “Why
Bad Governments Happen to
Good People,” a sharp-witted
indictment of the political
system and a unapologetic
vision for a socialist
alternative that is truly by
and for the people. 7 p.m.,
The Astoria Bookshop, 31-29
31st St., Astoria. For more
information, visit astoriabookshop.
com//?q=h.calevent&
eid=846.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
6 Socrates Sculpture
Park will close out
its 2017 season with a
bang during its Halloween
Harvest Festival. This
year’s theme is Día de los
The Court Square Library in Long Island City wants to scare the “yell” out of you with
a double-feature of classic Halloween films. The library will first screen “The Birds,”
Alfred Hitchcock’s terrifying 1964 feature, followed by the 1963 film “The Haunting.”
Starts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, Court Square Library, 25-01 Jackson Ave.
(ground floor of the Citicorp Building). For more information, call 718-937-2790.
Muertos (Day of the Dead)
with a vibrant procession
and dance performance presented
by Ballet Folklórico
Mexicano de Nueva York.
There will be spooky costume
and art-making by
Socrates artists and members
of the Free Style Arts
Association as well as fantastical
face-painting with
Agostino Arts. You can even
add your mementos and relics
to an ancestral community
altar! Free admission.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Socrates
Sculpture Park, 32-01
Vernon Blvd., Long Island
City. For more details, visit
socratessculpturepark.org/
program/halloween.
8 Enjoy an afternoon of
classical music at the
Forest Hills library. I. Heung
Lee, a renowned performer
who has toured Asia and
taken the stage at Carnegie
Hall, will delight the audience
with works from classical
composers including Mozart,
Liszt, Ravel and Chopin. 2:30
p.m., Forest Hills Library, 108-
19 71st Ave. For more information,
call 718-268-7934.
9 What better way to
spend the weekend
before Halloween than at
a cemetery? The Cemetery
of the Evergreens on the
Ridgewood/Bushwick border
will hold a Community
Halloween Event that’s
packed with fun activities for
the whole family. You can
enjoy a petting zoo, pumpkin
decorating, refreshments
and even a horse-drawn hayride.
Guests are encouraged
to show up in costume. Free
admission. 2 to 4 p.m., near
the Cemetery office building,
1628 Bushwick Ave., follow
the signs from the Bushwick
Avenue entrance. Pre-register
for the event by visiting www.
eventbrite.com/e/community
halloween-event-tickets
37733942237.
10 Halloween isn’t
just for the kids.
Adults can get in on the
fun during the Bayside
Halloween Pub Crawl presented
by PubCrawls.com.
It’s the perfect chance to
enjoy great drink specials
while visiting some of the
best bars in town. Don’t
forget to don your favorite
Halloween costume! Starts
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