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LIST OF
20 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
1 The Immanuel Wilkins
Quartet pays a visit
to the Jamaica Center
for Arts and Learning
as part of its “Thursday
Night Jazz” series. Wilkins
is an American saxophonist,
composer, arranger and
band leader. While growing
up in the Philadelphia area,
he played in his church and
dedicated himself to teaching
jazz music in places such
as the Clef Club of Jazz and
Performing Arts. $10 per person.
8 p.m., Jamaica Center
for Arts and Learning, 161-04
Jamaica Ave. For more information,
visit jcal.org.
2 Learn how to save a
life at the Maspeth
library. Dr. Suzanne Bentley,
an ER physician and director
of the Medical Simulation
Center at Elmhurst Hospital,
will lead a program on how
doctors and nurses use lifelike
mannequins to learn
how to treat victims of cardiac
arrest, stroke, obstructed
airways and other medical
conditions. Participants will
have the opportunity to use
the mannequins and learn
how to perform chest compressions,
a basic component
of CPR. 2:30 p.m., Maspeth
Library, 69-70 Grand Ave.,
Maspeth. For more information,
call 718-639-5228.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
3 Vanguard radio
producer Eleanor
McDowall returns to the
Museum of the Moving
Image with a new batch
of subtitled audio documentaries,
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presented theatrically
to subtly redefine
both auditory and
cinematic spaces. The program
is comprised of pieces
that speak to the power
of sound and voice to both
bring us closer and articulate
distance. The short documentaries
were produced
in the U.S., Belgium, Sweden
and Belgium. $15 admission
includes all-day admission
to the museum. 7:30
p.m., Museum of the Moving
Image, Bartos Screening
Room, 36-01 35th Ave.,
Astoria. For more information,
visit movingimage.us.
4 Recording artist, singer
and guitarist Edwin
Vazquez will perform at
the Glendale Library,
entertaining an audience
with a sound that mixes
the dance styles of modern
dance and flamenco with
pop music. 3 p.m., Glendale
Library, 78-60 73rd Pl. For
more information, call 718-
821-4980.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
5 Learn how herbs add
a healthy dose of flavor
to our lives during
the Queens Botanical
Garden’s “Herbal
Creations” winter family
program. Participants
will learn about the various
medicinal, culinary and
practical uses of herbs. Kids
will get to make an herbal
tea bag, plant an herb to
take home, and take a stroll
through the herb garden.
There’s also a short nature
walk around the garden.
Many of the activities are
geared for children ages 4
through 10, but all are welcome
to participate. Please
bundle up for the weather!
11 a.m. to noon, Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St., Flushing. For more
information, visit winterfamilyatqbg.
eventbrite.com.
You can’t fight the First Order without a good lightsaber. Moms and Dads can bring
their little Jedi warriors to the New York Hall of Science this weekend to learn how
to create their own lightsaber similar to those used by Luke Skywalker and Kylo
Ren in the Star Wars series. The 90-minute interactive workshop teaches you about
the power of light and simple circuits. Recommended for kids ages 6 and older. $5
per adult/child pair with paid admission. Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 to 3 p.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 13, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona. For more information,
visit nysci.org.
7 A truly unique exhibition
opens this evening
at the Knockdown
Center. Titled “40 Volume,”
Isaac Pool’s first solo exhibit
in New York is an installation
and sitcom-length play
starring three sock-encrusted
vases and a head of fennel.
In 40 Volume’s performances,
the vessels depart
from their place in the adjacent
gallery and chat together
through filters of personal
mythology and melodramatic
pop lyrics to find sisterhood.
Runs through Feb. 24.
Opening reception is 7 p.m.,
Knockdown Center, 52-19
Flushing Ave., Maspeth. Visit
knockdown.center for ticket
information.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
8 Bayside Historical
Society’s 17th Annual
Winter Art Show gets
underway with an opening
reception featuring contemporary
Queens artists
working in all media. The
exhibit is on display through
Sunday, Jan. 28. Admission
is $5 per person, but free for
society members. Reception
at 2 p.m., Bayside Historical
Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort
Totten Park. For more information,
visit www.baysidehistorical.
org/bhs-winter-artshow.
9 Feel like dancing?
Head over to Flushing
Town Hall for “Savoy!
Dancing Through the Swing
Era,” the Space Grantee
Project Connect trip through
the swing era. Dance to
1920s-’40s jazz music by
big band greats such as
Duke Ellington and Benny
Goodman. Tap your feet
while watching dancers perform
the high-energy Lindy
Hop dance. Cheer for the
senior participants walking
the runway during out vintage
fashion show! $10 per
person, free for members,
seniors and children under
12. 2 p.m., Flushing Town
Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.
Visit flushingtownhall.org for
more details.
10 The Kupferberg
Center for the Arts
will hold a special musical
celebration honoring
the life of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. “Sweet Honey in the
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