Chinese New Year Celebration
Central Library
Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26
The Central Library will hold a Chinese New Year celebration on Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26.
The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday with a screening of “Mulan.” This will be followed by “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” at 5:45 p.m.
On Saturday, there will be Chinese Lantern making for children from noon to 1 p.m. Other events include a Lion Dance, Asian folk dance and music, excerpts from Chinese Peking Opera and a martial arts demonstration.
The Central Library is located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica. For more information, call 718-990-0700.
Cafeacute; Cinema:
Cinema of the Unusual
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
Saturday, January 26
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center will hold the third installment of Caf/ Cinema: Cinema of the Unusual on Saturday, January 26 at 3:30 p.m.
This installment is called “Performance! Humor, Hallucinations, and Happenings in the ‘60s.” The films included in it are “Scarface and Aphrodite” (1963), “American Au Gratin” (1963), “Chumlum” (1964), “Doomshow” (1964) and “Doubletakes” (1993).
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue in Long Island City. For more information, visit www.ps1.org or call 718-784-2084.
“Chop Shop”
Museum of the Moving Image
Saturday, January 26
The Museum of the Moving Image will have a preview screening of “Chop Shop” with director Ramin Bahrani at 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 26.
The film, which was shot in Queens, is about a 12-year-old orphan. It is set near Shea Stadium in the Iron Triangle.
Following the screening of “Chop Shop,” Bahrani will participate in a discussion.
The Museum of the Moving Image is located at 35th Avenue at 36th Street in Astoria. For more information, call 718-784-0077 or visit www.movingimage.us.
“Addict-Love”
SculptureCenter
Through March 30
The Tom Burr solo exhibition “Addict-Love” will be on display at the SculptureCenter through March 30.
Through the sculptures included in this exhibition, Burr “creates a set of abstract tableaux reflecting on modernity; its history, its personalities, and of course, its style.”
SculptureCenter is located at 44-19 Purves Street in Long Island City. For more information, call 718-361-1750 or visit www.sculpture-center.org.
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