It’s in Queens! this weekend
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The NYC Department of Sanitation is giving away free compost at the Queens County Farm Museum. Photos courtesy of QEDC.
By Rob MacKay
Special to the Eagle
Memorial Day is coming up, and Queens hosts the biggest memorial parade in the United States. In fact, the borough is so patriotic that it hosts more than 10 solemn events over the three days. More information on these events is below, along with details on “Mission Impossible Weekend,” ballet, film, and comedy.
Mission: Impossible Weekend
May 24 to May 26
From 1966 to 1973, it was a television series with spies and cool chase scenes. Then it became a film series starring Tom Cruise. Watch the movies with this schedule: “Mission: Impossible (1996),” May 24, 7 p.m.; “Mission: Impossible 2 (2000),” May 25, 2 p.m.; “Mission: Impossible 3 (2006),” May 25, 4:30 p.m.; “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011),” May 25, 7 p.m.; “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015),” May 26, 3 p.m.; and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018),” May 26, 6 p.m.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District
Caroline, or Change
May 24 to May 25
This musical combines spirituals, blues, Motown, classical music, klezmer and folk. Set in Louisiana in 1963, it explores social change via a friendship between a Jewish boy and his family’s African-American maid. Final four shows are May 23 at 8 pm; May 24 at 8 p.m.; and May 25 at 2 p.m .and 8 p.m.
The Broccoli Theater at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30th Rd., Astoria
Relic, or, I Was Bubbie’s Favorite
May 25 to May 26
This comedy explores celebrity, religion, and idolatry. An out-of-work actor finds one of the world’s greatest relics in his grandmother’s attic, giving him fame and fortune. He quickly discovers it’s not all fun and games. Final three shows are May 25, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and May 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Memorial Day Fair
May 25 from noon to 5 p.m.
Performances by local dance troupes and musical acts, rides, bouncy houses, arts, crafts, face-painting and BBQ. (Rain date is May 26.)
Sunnyside Gardens Park, 39-21 48th St.
Freedom by Ninja Ballet
May 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Live music, the debut of three new Ninja Ballet company dances, martial arts choreography and sound bath meditation.
The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St., LIC
Queens Community Interfaith Dinner
May 25 at 6 p.m.
The Flushing Interfaith Council and Amnesty International (Queens Chapter) presents an Interfaith Iftar as part of the United States of Love Over Hate Campaign. Break the fast with a potluck dinner and share spiritual reflections.
St. George’s Church, 135-32 38th Ave., Flushing
The Flushing Interfaith Council and Amnesty International (Queens Chapter) presents an Interfaith Iftar.
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
May 26 at 3 p.m.
This 2016 documentary tells the saga of the owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the 2008 mortgage crisis.
Lewis Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137th St., Flushing
Niall Jones: Fantasies in Low Fade
May 27 to June 1
The premiere of a new performance piece. Shows are Monday through Saturday at 8 p.m. The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49th Ave., LIC
The Storrs Objection
May 29 at 9 p.m.
Comedians try to stay focused while being cross-examined and fact-checked during their sets. Adjudicator Matt Storrs disrupts their sets, while bailiff Tristan Miller maintains order. Comedians are Myq Kaplan (Conan); Dan Amaro (Comedy Off Main Street); Amanda Hurley (Beast Village Comedy Festival); and Veronica Garza (New York Comedy Club).
QED, 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria
Compost Give Back
May 30 at 2 p.m. & 3 p.m.
As part of its new Make Compost, Not Trash campaign, the NYC Department of Sanitation is giving away compost. Those who register are eligible to take up to three 40-pound bags of free, high-quality compost made from food scraps and yard waste. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks
Memorial Day Parade Schedule
Maple Grove Cemetery
May 25 at 2 p.m.
Color guard, reflections, and music dedicated to permanent cemetery residents who died in service to the United States. Flag planting at noon. 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens.
Bayside
May 25 at 9:30 a.m.
Ceremony at Bell Boulevard and 53rd Avenue.
Forest Hills
May 26 at 11 a.m.
Kick off from American Legion Continental Post 1424 on Metropolitan Avenue near Ascan Avenue and proceed to Trotting Course Lane.
Maspeth
May 26 at 1 p.m.
Start at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park, Grand Avenue and 72nd Street. Service at Maspeth Memorial Park, 69th Street and Grand Avenue, at 2 p.m.
College Point
May 26 at 2 p.m.
March from 26th Avenue and College Point Boulevard to Hermon A. MacNeil Park.
Laurelton
May 27 at 9 a.m.
Start on Merrick Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard, and end at Veterans Memorial Triangle at 225th Street and North Conduit Avenue.
Rosedale
May 27 at 11:15 a.m.
Begin at 234th Street and Mayda Road, end with memorial service at Veterans & Vietnam Memorial Squares, Sunrise Highway and Francis Lewis Boulevard.
Whitestone
May 27 at noon
Start at Whitestone Memorial Park, 149th Street and 15th Drive.
Ridgewood/Glendale
May 27 at 11 a.m.
Step off from Glendale Memorial Triangle at Myrtle and Cooper avenues and end at Ridgewood Veterans Triangle at Myrtle and Cypress avenues.
Howard Beach
May 27 at 11 a.m.
Circuitous route begins and ends at Coleman Square, 159th Avenue and 103rd Street.
Little Neck/Douglaston
May 27 at 2 p.m.
Walk along Northern Boulevard from Jayson Avenue to 245th Street.
Bayside Memorial Wreath Ceremony
May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bayside Historical Society lays a wreath in honor of Captain William C. Dermody and all those who bravely fought in the Civil War at Captain Dermody Triangle, 216-12 48th Ave. He was an outspoken abolitionist who lost his life at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, in May 1864.
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