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EDITOR’S PICKS
Sunday, October 17, 10-6 p.m. Bayside Arts and Crafts Fair: vendors, live music and entertainment, handmade crafts, original art in oil, water and acrylic; At the Bayside Train Station and behind Chase Bank on Bell Boulevard, call 718-897-3905
Saturday, October 16 at 11-4 p.m. Jamaica Farmers Market: Harvest Festival; pumpkin picking and decorating, apple tasting, magic show, clowns, live music and more; presented by the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation; call 718-291-0282
Friday, October 15 at 8 p.m. Flushing Town Hall: Wycliffe Gordon Sextet; experience the early roots of jazz, music from the 1920s and 1930s before it was called big band, swing and be-bop; tickets available by visiting flushingtownhall.org or by calling 718-463-7700, Ext. 222
WEEKEND EVENTS
October 16-17 Flushing Meadows-Corona Park: Queens Theatre in the Park presents 167 Tongues; 11 playwrights and 29 actors bring to life one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in the world – Jackson Heights; free tickets; reserve by calling 718-760-0064; Saturday’s performance begins at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday’s performance begins at 3 p.m.
Saturday, October 16 at 3-7 p.m. Maple Grove Cemetery: Great Halloween Festival and Carved Pumpkin Contest; for adults and children of all ages, walking tour, children’s costume parade, storytelling and much more; pumpkin drop off is between 3-6 p.m. and viewing from 6-7 p.m.; call 917-881-3358
7:30 p.m. Queensborough Performing Arts Center: Movie Sing-a-long – Bye, Bye, Birdie; a family-oriented film series where the crowd is encouraged to sing along; props and activities; cash prize; call 718-631-6311 or visit www.visitqpac.org
October 16-17, 11-4:30 p.m. Queens Farm Museum: The Amazing Maize Maze; enjoy getting lost in a three acre interactive corn maze; pumpkin picking available; $8 adults, $5 children, children ages 3 and younger are free; call 718-347-3276.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
7:30-9:30 p.m. Tilles Center: Cabaret at Club T; Christine Ebersole opens the Cabaret season with a 75-minute performance; for tickets call 516-299-3100 or visit tillescenter.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
4 p.m. Poppenhusen Institute: Fall “Fifties” Fun Night; with Louise and Jane of doo-wop group Twin Gold; advance ticket purchases available by calling 718-358-0067.
2 p.m. Flushing Library: Renaissance Chinese Opera Society; Excerpts from three operas will be showcased: 1. At the Palace; 2. The Persecution of General Lo; 3.When the Beloved are Parted; call 718-661-1200.
3 p.m. Sunnyside Library: Folktales, Music and Dance from the Philippines; Potri Ranka Manis narrates stories around traditional dance and music featuring kulintang native gong and other traditional instruments. She tells stories in English and Tagalog, accompanied by dancer Kinding Sindaw; call 718-784-3033.
3:30 p.m. Broadway Library: Vocalist Patricia DeArcy; Performing jazz standards and innovative originals featuring music made by Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson and more; call 718-721-2462.
10 a.m. Forest Hills Library: Child Care Network of NY; Information on free nutrition service and planning for child care providers and families in the Queens area; call 718-268-7934.
2:30 p.m. Fresh Meadows Library: Investor Education Seminar; A seminar on avoiding problems with securities brokers and the common legal problems that frequently occur with them. Topics include: common investor problems, how to check on the history of a broker, prohibited broker conduct, causes of action, tips for investors and common scams; call 718-454-7272.
6:00 p.m. Fresh Meadows Library: How to Protect Your Assets, Your Retirement Income and Your Heirs; Little known techniques that can protect your life savings. Finally a financial seminar where you won’t hear the same things that you’ve heard a thousand times before; call 718-454-7272.
6 p.m. Queensboro Hill Library: Art of Thinking Positive; Learn how to understand and harness the energy of your mind, and how to use meditation to bring true peace and sustaining happiness; call 718-359-8332.
6 p.m. Rosedale Library: Foreclosure Prevention Seminar; The Queens Volunteer Lawyers Project, Queens Bar Association will explain the new anti-foreclosure laws, discuss strategies for negotiating with lenders, and furnish information about homeowners’ legal rights; call 718-528-8490.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
3 p.m. Central Library: The Tribunes; The Tribunes have a long history of a cappella vocal harmonizing on songs of the ’50s, performing solid gold oldies and sharing the stage with virtually all of today’s oldies artists/groups; call 718-990-0700.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18
3 p.m. Mitchell-Linden Library: Flo Michaels; Vocalist Flo Michaels performs hits of The Marvellettes, Shirelles, Supremes, Mary Wells, Ray Charles, Etta James, and many more; call 718-539-2330.
6:30 p.m. Baisley Park Library: Jazz Vocalist Pauline Jean; Enjoy the rich vocal stylings of jazz vocalist Pauline Jean in a tribute to jazz/soul icon Nina Simone, with songs like Four Women, Keeper of the Flame, Do I Move You, To Be Young, Gifted and Black, My Baby Just Cares for Me, and more; call 718-529-1590.
6:30 p.m. St. Albans Library: Vocalist Patricia DeArcy; Enjoy great music from legendary jazz artists like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and more; call 718-528-8196.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:30-10:30 a.m. Queens Borough Hall: Power Networking Breakfast; featuring top women business leaders and speakers, to register, visit discoverqueens.info or call 718-263-0546.
8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury: Lifehouse in Concert; with Kris Allen and Alyssa Bernal; tickets are available by visiting Livenation.com or calling 800-745-3000
7:30 p.m. Ozone-Howard Little League, 97-14 135th Drive: Ozone Park Civic Association Meeting; invited guests include candidates that are running for office in this November’s election; coffee and cake; call 646-298-7575
2 p.m. Hillcrest Library: Stress Free Living; Gain basic insight and methods on how to change the thoughts that keep us trapped in negative behavior. Participants will learn to identify different levels of stress and how to create a relaxed mind and body through meditation; call 718-454-2786.
3 p.m. Bayside Library: Financial Literacy for Starting Your Own Business; Having a good credit score and history is essential to starting your own business. Learn what to look for on your credit report and the actions to take to dispute what is on your report and build your credit back up; call 718-229-1834.
3 p.m. Rego Park Library: How to Choose the Right Food and Supplements for Healthy Living in Russian; In this program for Russian speakers, the audience will learn about healthy nutrition, what vitamins and minerals are and how to make them part of a healthy diet; call 718-459-5140.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
2:30-3:45 p.m. Roslyn Village Vision Center: How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy for a Lifetime; presented by Guillermo Gallardo, M.D., Ophthalmologist; light refreshments, call to reserve 516-629-6200.
7 p.m. Vallone & Vallone LLP, 25-59 Francis Lewis Boulevard : The Clinton Democratic Club Meeting; for more information call 718-428-7285.
2:30 p.m. Maspeth Library: Castorina and Rose; Castorina & Rose serenade the afternoon with a performance of your favorite Italian selections; call 718-639-5228.
