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is filtered. Covered with a colorful lacquer,
the frames reference their former
purpose in shading electric light, now
transformed as a means of displaying
the rainbow colors of the spectrum.
Come attend this free event at Lewis
Howard Latimer House Museum,
34-41 137th St. For additional information,
go to the Lewis Latimer House
official Facebook page:https://www.
facebook.com/lewislatimerhouse/.
12 Master Ecuadorian
Folk Dance. The Queens
Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona
Park, New York City Building, Corona,
has an art workshop every month and
this month is Ecuadorian Folk Dance.
Learn the dance moves of the different
areas of Ecuador and enjoy the
storytelling sessions at the top of the
hour from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., free of
charge. For more information, call 718
592 9700, email info@queensmuseum.
org, or visit http://www.queensmuseum.
org/events/sunday-family
workshop-6.
MONDAY, JULY 17
13 Join the Jamaica Center for
Arts & Learning from noon
to 5 p.m. at 161-04 Jamaica Ave.
for its Second Queens International
Children’s Festival, a fun family event
that brings brilliant arts performances
(music, dance and theater) to downtown
Jamaica. Hands-on activities are
sure to inspire young people and
families and bring out their potential.
Entry fee is only $5; for tickets and
additional information visit Eventbrite.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
15 At the 2017 Queensboro
Dance Festival, enjoy cultural
performances and win prizes
at Crabhouse, 2-03 Borden Ave.
Happy hour is at 5 p.m. and performances
start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20
online and $25 at the door. The tickets
include VIP Happy Hour and tickets to
the performances. This event will be
going on until Thursday, July 20. For
more information, visit https://www.
queensborodancefestival.com/tickets.
16 Join dancer Dina Denis
from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at 149-
19 38th Ave., Flushing, for lessons on
modern dance. Admission for one is
$5 and $8 for a family per session. For
more information and for other workshops,
call 718-359-6227, email info@
vomuseum.org or visit http://www.
vomuseum.org/events.html.
17 Are you a fan of Billy
Joel? Don’t miss the performance
of Captain Jack at the
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, 101-
09 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills.
Enjoy the performance of the singer
songwriter and pianist from 7:30
to 10:30 p.m. for free. For more
information, visit https://vspotz.com/
event/813090658849790.
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Watch pretty petals turn into dye. Observe the techniques of Jess Brey at the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St. Flushing as she takes plants and make art. See the magic happen from 1 to 3 p.m. for free. For more
information, call 718-886-3800, email info@queensbotanical.org or visit https://queensbotanical.org/event/
dyed-in-queens-demonstrations/2017-07-16/.
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Learn the basics of video game coding at the Jamaica branch of the Queens Library from 2 to 3 p.m. During
the eight sessions, children ages 8 to 14 will learn concepts to help create different types of games. For more
information on the dates of these sessions, visit http://www.queenslibrary.org/event/coding-club-game-design.