A mix-and-match week is coming. Jazz with Swing. Ireland with Bulgaria. Sculpture with painting. The Easter Bunny with blooming flowers. And even Rodney Dangerfield with George Burns.
April 18, Mission Impossible: Story and Spectacle, Dec. 14. This exhibition spotlights the movie franchise’s stunt and action sequences, along with behind-the-scenes content to offer insight on how the stunts were done. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
April 18, Blooms, May 4. Wander through a sprawling field of tulips. Pick blooms to enjoy springtime beauty at home or at work. Always noon to 4 pm. Admission is free. Queens County Farm Museum, 75-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.
April 19, Global Mashup: Latin Jazz Meets Swing, 7 pm. First, the Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Ensemble performs. Second, the Patience Higgins Swing Band does its thing. Third, the two bands unite for a jam session. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.
April 19, Earth Month Convergence + Dandelions Assembly, April 26. This fourth annual Earth Month Convergence provides a space to build, strategize, and care for one another and the earth with organizers, educators, artists, and healers. Schedule: April 19, from noon to 4 pm; and April 26, noon to 7 pm. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City.
April 19, Barnyard Egg Hunt, 10 am. Search for thousands of colorful, prize-filled eggs hidden throughout the historic orchard. Snap photos with Whiskers the Bunny. Take part in a farm-wide scavenger hunt. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.
April 19, Yuka and Sakai, 7:30 pm. A night of music in the borough’s only ukulele shop. It’s perfect for jazz lovers and those looking for a relaxing night out. Uke Hut, 36-01 36th Ave., Long Island City.
April 19, Queens Easter Festival, 10 am. Carnival games, face painting, and of course, the Easter bunny. Gantry Plaza State Park, Center Boulevard at 48th Avenue, Long Island City.
April 19, Celebrate Bengali New Year, 2 pm. Celebrate Bengali New Year with song, dance, and traditional Boishakhi mask making. Queens Center, 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst.
April 20, Compost Site Tour, noon. Explore the borough’s only mid-scale composting site and learn about three-bin systems, tumblers, earth machines, and Hotboxes. This tour repeats every third Sunday of the month. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
April 20, Watercolor Workshop: Spring Blooms, 11 am. Celebrate Spring’s arrival with artist Chemin Hsiao’s introductory watercolor class using new blooms as inspiration. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
April 22, Earth Day Celebration, 5 pm. Two hours of Beekeeping 101, Beeswax Candle Workshop, T-Shirt Revamp Bar, Earth’s Melody Performance, Honey Product Sampling, and Raffles & Giveaways for Eco-Friendly Prizes. The Shops at Skyview, Level 4, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing.
April 22, Young Artists Competition, 10 am. The Tuesday Morning Music Club of Douglaston presents its biennial Young Artists Competition. This year, it’s open to classical pianists aged 17 to 25. Six gifted young musicians compete for scholarship prizes as well as the opportunity to perform with the Northport Symphony Orchestra. Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy.
April 22, The Borscht Belt, 4 pm. Experienced lecturer Marty Schneit talks about Vaudeville’s Golden Age. Expect to hear about Rodney Dangerfield, George Burns, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Henny Youngblood, and Milton Berle. Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels, 114-03 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills.
April 22, Bee-A-Polinator Earth Day Service Day, noon. A volunteer service day to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy, Floral Park.
April 23, National Poetry Month, 6:30 pm. Share poems during this free, virtual, open mic event, organized by the Greater Astoria Historical Society.
April 23, Rockin’ the Bronx Book Launch, 7 pm. Larry Kirwan of Black 47 reads from “Rockin’ The Bronx,” his recently published novel. He also performs some of his Black 47 songs and chats with Rich McLaughlin from WFUV-FM. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
April 24: Irish & Bulgarian Fusion, 7 pm. The Crossroads Concerts series continues with Balkan percussionist Jerry Kisslinger and Bulgarian gaida and kaval player Lubomir Smilenov. They share the stage with Jerry O’Sullivan (Uilleann pipes), Sean Tierney (flute), and Colin Harte (piano, the bodhrán drum, voice). New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
April 24, The Gatherers, Oct. 6. Featuring more than a dozen international artists—many showing in a U.S. museum for the first time—this exhibition includes sculptural installation, assemblage, painting, video, and performance. It underscores how retooling detritus has new meaning. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
April 24, Sandra Poulson, Oct. 6. This is the first museum exhibition of interdisciplinary artist Sandra Poulson (Angola, b. 1995). Her sculptural practice takes an archaeological approach to Angolan symbols, codes, and cultural objects to untangle histories, oral traditions, and global political structures. Poulson explores daily life and customs in her hometown, Luanda, using materials found in markets and homes, including discarded cardboard, textile waste, concrete, advertisements, and film. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.
Top and bottom photos: Barnyard Egg Hunt on April 12 + 19