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PAGE 8 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

(May 19 to May 25)

African drumming, Indian folk,
Jazz, Klezmer, Latin, Steel pan,
and Swing. It’s a great week for
music in Queens. Afghan sabzi,
Bangladeshi goat biryani, Guya-
nese potato curry, Mexican mole
poblano, Sri Lankan vegetable
kottu, Thai papaya salad, and West
African egusi. It’s a great week for
food, too!
• May 19, FOMO:DIPTYCH,
May 21. The world premiere of
an evening-length performance
art piece by Laurie Berg. Shows
are Thursday through Saturday A & F Auto Repairs, Inc.
at 8 pm. The NEW Chocolate
Factory Theater, 38-33 24th St., General Auto Repairs
Long Island City. (Foreingn and Domestic)
• May 20, OYA, May 29. Baba Accessories
David Wright’s new play is a • Tires • Batteries
spirited theatrical dance-drama • Electronic Tune-ups
that explores the traditions and • Inspection Station
rituals of the West African Yoruba • Towing
culture. Black Spectrum Theatre,
vicinity of 177th Street and Bais- ARIS & FRANK
ley Boulevard, Jamaica.
• May 20, Encore Film Festival, 43-05 111th Street • Corona Heights, NY
6 pm. Watch movies that won Greek, Spanish and Italian Spoken
awards at the latest Underground
Film Festival. Jamaica Performing (718) 592-7470 (718) 699-2499
Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave.
• May 20, The Apothetae, May
21. Readings of plays about people
with disabilities. A.A. Brenner’s
“Blanche & Stella” is on May 20 Quintet of the Americas Arthur Moeller
at 8 pm. Nikki Brake-Silla’s “Say
It Ain’t So” is on May 21 at 5 pm. Jazz, and World Rhythms. Flush- teaches the basic techniques of
Magda Romanska’s “The Life and ing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern watercolor painting during this
Times of Stephen Hawking” is on Blvd. outdoor workshop. Draw inspira-
May 22 at 5 pm. Queens Theatre, • May 21, Celebrate Our Com- tion from the vegetables, plants,
14 United Nations Ave. S., Flush- munity, 2 pm. A Bollywood and pollinator garden. Queens
ing Meadows Corona Park. and Indian folk fusion concert Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main
• May 20, Crash The Party, 8 by Artiste Anjali mixes with St., Flushing.
pm. This band features young, Queensboro Dance Festival per- • May 22, Douglaston and Little
energetic, talented, and reliable formances, DJ Nett, and various Neck, 2:30 pm. Queens Histori-
musicians. Resorts World New workshops and crafts activities. cal Society Executive Director
York City, 110-00 Rockaway Charles Drew Park, vicinity of Jason Antos discusses his seventh
Blvd., South Jamaica. 116th Avenue and 140th Street, Arcadia Publishing book on the
• May 21, Jimmy Heath Scholar- Jamaica. history of Douglaston and Little
ship Fund Concert, 7 pm. Jimmy • May 21, Spring Migration Bird Neck. Queens Historical Society,
Heath (1926-2020) was a Jazz Walk, 9 am. A leisurely stroll 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing.
World giant as a bandleader, through a forest with an experi- • May 22, Binary Calculations
composer, and mentor. He was enced birder and naturalist who Workshop, 2 pm. A transme-
also a professor at Queens Col- helps identify species. Alley Pond dia artist leads a conversation
lege’s Aaron Copland School of Environmental Center, 224-65 about the exclusionary nature of
Music. QC Director of the Jazz 76th Ave., Oakland Gardens. artificial intelligence (AI) and
Studies Program Antonio Hart, a • May 21, Changing Lanes, 8 algorithms that undergird tech-
talented saxophonist, and guests pm. This up-and-coming New nologies as well as ways to create
pay tribute to Heath with this con- Jersey cover band plays hits from more equitable datasets. Queens
cert. LeFrak Concert Hall, 153-49 various decades. Resorts World Museum, NYC Building, Flushing
Reeves Ave., Flushing. New York City, 110-00 Rockaway Meadows Corona Park.
• May 21, The Spitfire Grill, Blvd., South Jamaica. • May 24, Quintet of the Ameri-
May 22. The Phamaly Theatre • May 22, East River Internation- cas, 7:30 pm. This group (bassoon,
Company, whose entire cast has al Food Festival, noon. A walk- clarinet, contrabassoon, flute,
disabilities, presents this musical around sampling of such dishes horn, and oboe) presents Latin,
about a young woman who starts as Afghan sabzi, Bangladeshi goat Jazz, Klezmer, and Swing. All
a new life in a small town. She biryani, Guyanese potato curry Saints Episcopal Church, 85-45
finds work at the Spitfire Grill, and roti, Mexican mole poblano, 96th St., Woodhaven.
a rundown diner with a disen- Sri Lankan vegetable kottu, Thai • May 24, Pop-Up Gaeltacht, 6
franchised proprietor. Through papaya salad, Tuscan pasta al pm. Irish-language speakers of
determination, optimism, and forno, and West African egusi. various abilities meet and talk
love, she revitalizes the grill and Sound River Studios, 4-40 44th during an evening of discussion,
the community. Queens Theatre, Dr., Long Island City. music, and networking. New York
14 United Nations Ave. S., Flush- • May 22, Stop ‘N’ Swap, Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave.,
ing Meadows Corona Park. noon. A free community reuse Long Island City.
• May 21, Victor Provost: Steel event. Bring and donate reusable • May 24, Queens Classic Car
Pannist, 7 pm. Born and raised on items. Take available ones. Expect Show, 5 pm. About 100 vintage
the Virgin Islands, Victor Provost books, clothing, electronics, and autos are on display along with
is widely regarded as one of the toys. Commonpoint Queens Park- live music by the Lisa Polizzi
world’s leading steel pan players. ing Lot, vicinity of 108th Street Band and other forms of entertain-
He leads a musical cohort that and 68th Avenue, Forest Hills. ment. The Bay Terrace Shopping
weaves seamlessly between Carib- • May 22, Watercolor Work- Center, vicinity of Bell Boulevard
bean Roots music, straight-ahead shop, 11 am. Artist Chemin Hsiao and 26th Avenue, Bayside.