MAY EVENTS in JACKSON HEIGHTS:
MAY 4th DIVERSITY PLAZA - COFFEE GET TOGETHER at Diversity Plaza (74th St & 34th Road) 3 pm
enjoy a spring day meeting new friends in the most diverse community in the world.
MAY 6th FIRST TUESDAYS at Terraza 7 40-19 Gleane St Elmhurst 7-9pm
Have work to share ? (open mic sign up at 6:30 pm)
Hosted by Richard Newman
$5 suggested donation
ESPRESSO 77 anytime for great food, drinks and music and art
and throughout QUEENS
May 1-18. UniverSoul Circus: A highly interactive combination of circus arts, theater, and music that spans various genres. $22-$48. Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Blvd. & Baisley Blvd., Jamaica
May 1-31. 31 Days of Non-Stop Hip Hop: Hip Hop lives in Queens. There will be an event or a performance almost every day, and the beat won't stop. Free. Various Queens Library locations. (718) 990-0700
May 3, 12:30 pm. Cinco de Mayo Festival: Enjoy piƱata-making workshops and traditional Mexican music and dance. $15. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing. (718) 463-7700 x 222
May 3-31 (Sat.), 2 pm. Whitewash Tour with Meres One: Tour artwork created in response to 5Pointz's whitewashing led by its former curator. $35. Jeffrey Leder Gallery, 21-37 45th Rd., LIC. (917) 767-1734
May 4, 11 am-4 pm. Celebrate Queens Farm: Sheep-shearing and spinning demos, hayrides, a plant sale and more.
$5. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. (
May 4, 10 am-4 pm. Mamas Expo: Kids enjoy activities while adults speak with experts, attend seminars and discover the latest parenting products/services. $15. NY Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona
May 4, 3 pm. Pre-Mother's Day Extravaganza: Don't miss "The Western Prince of Bollywood" Jeffrey Iqbal, along with the Angels Caribbean Band, Geeta Bisram Soca Raja and more. Fashion show will follow. $25. Resorts World Casino NYC, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica
May 10, 7:30 pm. Star Safari Astronomy Adventure: An evening of star gazing, featuring an astronomy lesson, fun, games and an outdoor viewing with a professional telescope. $16/adults; $7/children. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. (718) 229-4000
May 11, 10:30 am. Springtime Hike: A two-mile hike amid blooming dune foliage, shore birds and rocks and minerals that were used during Breezy Point Jetty's construction. Free. Fort Tilden, Building 1, 169 State Rd., Breezy Point. (718) 474-0896.
May 14-18. LIC Arts Open: The borough's largest arts festival brings more than 200 artists and performers to more than 53 venues, from factories and warehouses to a glass tower. Across Long Island City