20 MAY 18, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM THURSDAY, MAY 18 Watercolors aren’t just for kids. Artist Karl Lorenzen will prove it at the Maspeth library this aft ernoon as he teaches basic watercolor techniques. Participants will take home a beautiful painting they have created at the end of the session. No experience is necessary. All materials will be provided. Free admission, but you must register for limited seating. 2 to 4 p.m., Maspeth library, 69-70 Grand Ave. For more information, visit www.queenslibrary.org or call 718-639-5228. FRIDAY, MAY 19 Had a stressful week? Chill out on a Friday night with the joy of painting! Join the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning for a creative and fun “Paint Night” with friends, loved ones, wine, cheese, and a casual and guided painting project. All materials will be provided. Open for all levels of artists ages 21 and older. $60 per person, $110 for two people. 7 to 10 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica. To reserve your seat, email [email protected]. SATURDAY, MAY 20 Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a tap dance performance by Reggie Myers to celebrate National Tap Dance Day at the Cemetery of the Evergreens on the Glendale/Bushwick border. We will also honor tap legend Bill “Bojangles” Robinson with a wreath-laying ceremony at his grave. Free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Noon to 1:30 p.m., Cemetery of the Evergreens, enter at 1629 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn. To reserve a spot, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/tap-dance-performance-tickets 33878360087. What better way to spend a Saturday than to enjoy some awesome jazz music? The Center at Maple Grove in Kew Gardens will showcase the Queens Symphony Orchestra performing jazz classics from the Great American songbook. The program includes music that had been performed or created by late musicians now interred at Maple Grove Cemetery. Free admission; light refreshments will be served. 1:30 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. To RSVP, email info@friendsofmaplegrove. org or call 347-878-6614. SUNDAY, MAY 21 One of the tri-state area’s best concert bands, the Band of Long Island, will hold a special performance at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center in St. Albans. The performance is under EDITOR'S PICK the direction of conductor Michael Flamhaft and is sponsored by the center and the St. Albans Congregational Church and the Family Life Center as part of its 2017 Cultural Enrichment Series. Tickets are $30 for adults, $10 for children ages 5 through 12. 3 p.m., 172-17 Linden Blvd., St. Albans. For more information, call 718-657-8282. Register for the next Queens Botanical Garden free nature walk in this special series with NYC Audubon Society! Spot and identify creatures of fl ight and learn how the garden provides important resources for birds such as water, shelter and insects to eat. Free with Garden Admission, $6 adults; $4 seniors and students with ID; $2 children (ages 4 to 12); free for children (3 and under) and for QBG Members. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. To register, visit qbgbirdwalks2017. eventbrite.com. MONDAY, MAY 22 Families are welcome to join the Middle Village library for fun fi lled nights full of classic board games to play. Game night is free and takes place from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the Middle Village library, 72-31 Metropolitan Ave. TUESDAY, MAY 23 Join the Astoria Bookshop and award-winning author Rakesh Satyal for his newest novel, “No One Can Pronounce My Name.” Reminiscent of Angela Flournoy's “The Turner House,” Satyal treats readers to a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own desires and dreams. 7 p.m., The Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31st St., Astoria. For more information, visit http://www.astoriabookshop. com/event/rakesh-satyalno one-can-pronounce-my-name. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 The Queens Council on the Arts LAB presents “Talking to Bones,” a poetry reading by David Mills. Mills is working on a chapbook of poems about the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan and would like the audience to gain an understanding of the interrelationship between the economies and slavery of the American North and South. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback on Mills’ work and ask questions about his inspiration and creative process. 6:30 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35th Ave., Astoria. For more information, visit http://www.queenscouncilarts. org/calendar/2017/5/24/ lab-presents-talking-to-bones. COMMUNITY CALENDAR The Ridgewood Market will hold its Sunday brunch bazaar at Gottscheer Hall in Ridgewood, featuring over 40 curated vendors. Customers can purchase local, artisan, and vintage gift s. You can also order beer, cocktails and German food in the in the German beer hall. There is live music, entertainment, raffl es, games, and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gottscheer Hall, 657 Fairview Ave., Ridgewood. For more information, visit www.ridgewoodsocial.com. COUNSELING PROGRAMS • GLENDALE ALANON, a program for families and friends of alcoholics, meets every Wednesday night at Trinity Reformed Church, Palmetto Street and 60th Place, Ridgewood, Beginners meet at 7:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 8:10 p.m. • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 21st Avenue and 32nd Street, Astoria. For more information, call 718-520-5021. • NAR-ANON, a self-help support group for those aff ected by a loved one’s drug abuse, meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Church of the Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. For more information, call 800-984-0066. YOUTH ACTIVITIES • BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114th St., Richmond Hill. All boys ages 10 1/2 to 17 are welcome. For information, call 718-478-5747. • SUNNYSIDE DRUM CORPS meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at All Saints Church, 43-12 46th St., one block off Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside. Boys and girls ages 7 to 17 are invited to join. For more information, call 718-786-4141. • BOY SCOUT TROOP 119 meets every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret Parish Center, 80th Street off Juniper Valley Road, Middle Village. Boys ages 11 to 17 are welcome. • CUB SCOUT PACK 383 meets every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall, Myrtle Avenue and 68th Street, Glendale. For more information, call 718-938-2073. ONGOING SENIOR PROGRAMS • RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., Ridgewood, welcomes new members 60 years of age and older every weekday. For more information, call 718-456-2000. • RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., Bushwick, holds various programs every day. Call 718-366-3083 for more information. • PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood, holds breakfast and lunch every weekday, as well as a variety of programs. For more information, call 718-497-2908. • SELF-HELP MASPETH SENIOR CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., holds beading, jewelry and other programs daily. Hot lunch served at noon. Transportation available. For details, call 718-429-3636. • MIDDLE VILLAGE ADULT CENTER, 69-10 75th St., off ers recreation and fi tness classes, including zumba, yoga and computers. Daily transportation, bingo and hot lunches. Scheduled bus trips available. Free membership for adults 60+. For more information, call 718-894-3441. • REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., holds a variety of programs every day. For more information, call 718-896-8751. • SUNNYSIDE SENIOR CENTER, 43- 31 39th St., holds programs daily. Call 718-392-6944 for more information.
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